802.1x client question

[Adam KOSA]

Hi All,

this question may be off-topic, but the windows list i was asking could 
not help.

i set up a 802.1x wired authentication in an ethernet network, with all 
of the following: eap-tls, eap-md5, eap-peap, with freeradius.

everything is working great except one thing: 2k and xp is not able to 
cache the authentication info.  with the certificate, the most i could 
achieve that when logging on, the auth is automatic.  but no network 
until i log on.

this is not a radius problem, since the radius and the authentication 
process is working great.  the reason i'm writing is maybe some of you 
have solved this problem and could help me please.  how am i supposed to 
configure the client to remember the password?  I'm open to any 
solution, even to forget eap-* and use something less secure.

thanks
Adam