HOWTO: ipw3945 connecting to a University Network (802.1x / PEAP)

[staticsage]

There's lots of great information in this thread. I have a similar problem, but I'm trying to get a connection to a wired network over ethernet using PEAP-MSCHAPv2 and 802.1x. Can these configurations be adapted to use a wired NIC on eth0? What needs to be changed?

I'm facing the same problem. Anyone know where to start with this?

[dennis.groome]

Try this: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=380220

Let us know if it works and/or any problems you encounter.

[staticsage]

Worked for me... thanks a lot!

[irlkersten]

I'm in the DIT college in Ireland and they've setup a new wireless network. The problem is the only instructions they've given to access it are for windowsxp. I have tried to translate these to ubuntu using any information I could find in this thread but so far I haven't managed to get it working. The instuctions they gave are as follows:

802.1X Supplicant Configuration for DItsecure

The following instructions are for Windows XP SP2: other platforms or software may
 display different menus and forms but the same information will need to be entered.

1.Right click on the wireless network icon in the system tray and select View available
 wireless networks

2.Select the ‘ditsecure’ SSID and click Connect (this attempted connection will fail, 
but it will ensure that Windows is aware that the network exists).

3.Select Change advanced settings

4.Select the Wireless networks tab

5.Select the ‘ditsecure’ SSID from preferred networks

6.Click on Properties, which will open an ditsecure properties window with the
 Association tab selected.

7.Set Network authentication to Open.

8.Set Data Encryption to WEP.

9.Ensure that Key is provided for me automatically is ticked. 

10.Select the Authentication tab.

11.Ensure that Enable IEEE 802.1X authentication for this network is ticked.

12.Set the EAP Type to Protected EAP (PEAP)

13.Deselect Authenticate as computer and Authenticate as guest.

14.Select EAP Properties:

15.Select Authentication method as Secured Password (EAP-MSCHAP v2).

16.Select Configure...

17.Ensure that Automatically use my Windows logon name and password is NOT 
selected.

18.Click OK on the EAP MSCHAP v2 properties window. 

19.Ensure that Validate server certificate is NOT ticked.

20.Click OK for the PEAP Properties.

21.Click OK for ditsecure Properties.

22.Click OK for Wireless Network Connection Properties.

23.A dialogue balloon associated with the wireless network icon in the systems tray 
will appear, prompting the user to Select a certificate or other credentials. Click on 
this balloon.

24.In the resultant Enter Credentials window, enter your Active Directory username 
and password, leaving the domain field blank.

25.Click OK. Your laptop should now authenticate your credentials with your network
 and, if successful, gain network access.

Any ideas what needs to be configured to make this work on ubuntu? I'm running feisty (beta) so I have wpasupplicant and network-manager installed by default. I've tried to connect though the network manager by clicking on "Connect to other wireless network" and then "WPA Enterprise" and filling in what details I know from the windows instructions above, but it fails. Any suggestions on this?

[UltraMathMan]

Looks very similar (if not identical) to Lehigh's. Did you try the original instructions?

[dennis.groome]

Any ideas what needs to be configured to make this work on ubuntu? I'm running feisty (beta) so I have wpasupplicant and network-manager installed by default. I've tried to connect though the network manager by clicking on "Connect to other wireless network" and then "WPA Enterprise" and filling in what details I know from the windows instructions above, but it fails. Any suggestions on this?

Check the link I gave two or three posts above this one. Let us know if that helped.

[irlkersten]

Looks very similar (if not identical) to Lehigh's. Did you try the original instructions?

I did, but they seemed to be somewhat different on feisty and wouldn't work for me. I'll take another look at them though. I'm sure it's just me not understanding something somewhere.

Check the link I gave two or three posts above this one. Let us know if that helped.

Will do. I've setup everything according to the link now, and also have the settings from the original post setup with the help of your link. I can't wait to try it once I'm back in college tomorrow

[jaywee]

hmm, I thought I will never conect to the internet at the library,may this can help!

[austraind]

hey,
Thanks a lot. Your method really worked. I have been banging my head over the internet setup for a week now.Tried every possible option untill i stumbled on ur thread.
Now it connects like sweet.

cheers,
austraind

[3006828]

You guys are gods

thannk you so much fo your collective experiences im sitting in a windows shell salivating at the thought of being able to run *nix completely here in the library.


Thank you a Bucket LOAD!!


and sorry for pasting a new thread without doing a proper google search