[Year 12 IPM] Connecting to eduPaSS wireless network from a Linuxbox

[Bell, Cameron P]

You're not the only one trying!  :(
We are playing with a utility - WPA Supplicant
Have you looked at that?
I really need to set aside more than 5 minutes to have a proper look at.
At the moment, we have a bash (pun intended) every couple of days or so
for a couple of minutes.
Please let me know how you get on if you succeed.
I'm trying SUSE 10.1 on the R51. Like you, lots of buzzing and whirring,
but no connection.
Cameron

-----Original Message-----
From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:11 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Connecting to eduPaSS wireless network from a
Linuxbox

Has anybody had any luck trying to connect a linux box to eduPaSS 
wireless networks. Here's what I have done which hasn't worked!

I'm running Ubuntu (Dapper, up to date) on my Thinkpad R52. One of our 
techs created certificates for me and I downloaded them and converted 
them to .pem files after much googling.

I have installed the network manager applet. Created a new wireless 
network - WPA enterprise, TLS-EAP, and pointed it to the the certificate

and key PEM files. Various icons whirr and flash but phooey, no
connection!

My wireless card is set up - I can access public wireless networks (cf 
"Moodle in the pub")

Laurie

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Laurie Savage
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Student Assessment, Reporting and Tracking
Pascoe Vale Girls College, Pascoe Vale, Vic, AU
+613 9306 2544
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