Wireless

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[edit] dragonfly3

To connect to Drexel's newest wireless network (dragonfly3), add the following network block to your wpa_supplicant.conf file

network={
      ssid="dragonfly3"
      scan_ssid=0
      key_mgmt=WPA-EAP IEEE8021X
      pairwise=CCMP TKIP
      group=CCMP TKIP
      eap=TTLS
      phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
      identity="<username>"
      password="<password>"

where identity/password are the same as for Drexel One.

Once you've fired up wpa_supplicant with your distributions favorite method, you can use wpa_cli to select networks, check status, etc.

sudo wpa_cli

The connected output of `sudo wpa_cli status' should look something like

Selected interface 'wlan0'
bssid=00:1a:1e:85:7e:20
ssid=dragonfly3
id=0
pairwise_cipher=CCMP
group_cipher=TKIP
key_mgmt=WPA2/IEEE 802.1X/EAP
wpa_state=COMPLETED
ip_address=169.254.242.119
Supplicant PAE state=AUTHENTICATED
suppPortStatus=Authorized
EAP state=SUCCESS
selectedMethod=21 (EAP-TTLS)
EAL TLS cipher=
EAP-TTLSv0 Phase2 method=MSCHAPV2

[edit] Atheros ar5006eg

ubuntu on acer 4720z, but any version of linxu/unix should be the same.

Won't work with madwifi alone, need patch:

Got patch

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679

from

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros

[edit] Wireless on Fedora

Wireless on Linux is often hit or miss, but things are getting better. For Fedora users, here is a quick guide to getting your wireless working.

Go to the Network Administration tool

Select the "New" button

Select Wireless, this should give you your card if the card was detected

Here the user will have to enter information specific to their network

These settings are typical...after this step the card should work.