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    wireless encryption and "The key is provided for me automatically"

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Fittersman, Mar 11, 2008.

  1. Fittersman

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    im trying to get connected to the 'better' wireless internet my school supplies, but i cannot figure out how to get past the part where in XP i should check the box saying "The key is provided for me automatically". Where is this option in linux?

    apparently (from what ive heard) the WEP key changes every now and then, and i cannot get the WEP key from them everytime it changes.

    here is the actual site with the instructions on how to connect:
    http://www.uregina.ca/compserv/services/wireless/XPuofrx/wireless_setup.shtml

    if anyone has any idea on how i could get connected to this under linux, it would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    I think the WEP part of the Windows setup is misleading, at least for linux anyway, the linux searches on Protected EAP talked about wpa_supplicant.
     
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    nope, neither of those links had anything that helped, thx though

    ive heard a bit about this wpa_supplicant thing while ive been looking for the answer to my problem, would you mind elaborating a bit?

    my school doesnt use the eduroam thing, and the screenshot attached (apparently the one guy got around the problem) is nothing like what my network manager is like. Mine has far fewer options than his (and im missing the important option)
     
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    According to the Uni web-page that you posted, you want to connect to a wireless network that apparently uses the Protect EAP - MSCHAPv2 security protocol. To do that in linux, you have to find software that will support that security protocol because the wireless linux driver by itself can not do so. If you search the web, the wpa_supplicant software appears to be a program that understands the peap-MSCHAPv2 security protocol.

    Therefore you need to install additional software from the Ubuntu respositories and then configure it.

    I've only ever configured wpa_supplicant for WPA2, and then never with a GUI, but I thought posting the following links would give you some background.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xsupplicant
     
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