The _Original_ ASUS eeepc (the one with Linux) doesn't support the UTAS wireless network by default. The network drivers need to be updated, which thankfully has been documented here:
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/wpa_default_xandros
The process requires a few downloads, so it's easier to setup at home first, and then connect later to the UTAS wireless. The wpa_supplicant.conf settings are the same as an earlier post Wireless at Sandy Bay for GNU Linux. If you're truly lazy, you can ignore the CA certificate file (ie. remove the ca_cert line), but it's not particularly a good idea. I'm still not sure how to get the certificate file without using a Windows machine (Update: Try this to get certificates - not sure if it's the right certificate yet).
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
UANA wireless on Ubuntu
Once you've connected to UANA-Setup and gone through the process of adding your MAC address, it's fairly simple to connect to the real UANA.
First, left click the Networks icon near the date.
From the menu which is displayed, click "Connect to Other Wireless Network..."
Enter the name UANA, and then select WPA2 Enterprise from the Wireless Security menu. Many, many options will appear.
For EAP method select TTLS.
For Key Type select Dynamic WEP.
For Phase2 Type select PAP.
For Identity type your username.
For Password type your password.
If you have a CA Certificate (probably not, unless you made one or a friend has one from Windows, see previous post) select that for CA Certificate File.
Click connect.
Connected! Of course, you don't have a direct connection to the internet, so set up Proxy settings (for Firefox, click Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Settings and set Manual Proxy Configuration with HTTP proxy of proxy.utas.edu.au and port of 8080).
From what I hear, the Gutsy release of Ubuntu (7.10) doesn't store the correct wireless information when using WPA2 Enterprise, so you'll need to manually reconnect to the network.
[2008-May-10: Tested, 7.10 is fine. However, doesn't work well with hibernation, requiring a reboot or such to reconnect to the network; also doesn't reconnect if previously set up a UANA connection incorrectly, requiring the deletion of the UANA settings and then re-entry of details]
Thanks to someone for demonstrating how to connect to UANA... I'll remember your name next Tuesday :-P
First, left click the Networks icon near the date.
From the menu which is displayed, click "Connect to Other Wireless Network..."
Enter the name UANA, and then select WPA2 Enterprise from the Wireless Security menu. Many, many options will appear.
For EAP method select TTLS.
For Key Type select Dynamic WEP.
For Phase2 Type select PAP.
For Identity type your username.
For Password type your password.
If you have a CA Certificate (probably not, unless you made one or a friend has one from Windows, see previous post) select that for CA Certificate File.
Click connect.
Connected! Of course, you don't have a direct connection to the internet, so set up Proxy settings (for Firefox, click Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Settings and set Manual Proxy Configuration with HTTP proxy of proxy.utas.edu.au and port of 8080).
[2008-May-10: Tested, 7.10 is fine. However, doesn't work well with hibernation, requiring a reboot or such to reconnect to the network; also doesn't reconnect if previously set up a UANA connection incorrectly, requiring the deletion of the UANA settings and then re-entry of details]
Thanks to someone for demonstrating how to connect to UANA... I'll remember your name next Tuesday :-P
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