Wireless active and connected before login

Hi,
I have been trying to get wireless connected before I login into my Mac in order to be autheticated by Active Directory.
As the MAC didn't come with an integrated LAN port i am only able to use the wireless connection.
Thank you

I'm trying to figure this out as well. I may have another step in the solution for you.
In the network preference pane of system preferences click on Airport on the left.
Click Advanced...
Click on 802.1x at the top.
Click the plus sign and then click Add Login Window Profile.
This should allow you to create a 802.1x profile that will pre-authenticate with your Directory Service. (I'm working with Active Directory) I have left the username and password blank in the profile so that the user will be the one authenticating.
My problem now is that it seems to pre-authenticate 802.1x for me but it says that the server's certificate is invalid. If I set 802.1x up for an individual user I can 'Always Trust' the certificate but I don't know how to do it at login.
I'm testing this on a MacBook running 10.5.6

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