[bulug] Fwd: 802.1x on Ubuntu Hardy!

  • From: "Justin Kaufman" <jkaufman@xxxxxx>
  • To: bulug-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:35:44 -0400

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From: Abhinay Evani <abhinay@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: 802.1x on Ubuntu Hardy!
To: Justin Kaufman <jkaufman@xxxxxx>


I don't seem to understand the mailing list the BU LUG has. If possible
please forward the e-mail to them as they may come up with better ideas.

Justin Kaufman wrote:

> You may want to share this with the BU Linux Users Group.
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Abhinay Evani <abhinay@xxxxxx <mailto:
> abhinay@xxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>    I don't know if anyone has got 802.1x on Ubuntu Hardy before but I
>    seem to have found a way to do so. It probably involves more
>    effort than what is required to set up VPN for 123 in Ubuntu which
>    defeats the whole point of using 802.1x. But, I just wanted to let
>    you guys know.
>
>
>    1. Update Ubuntu-Hardy using the update manager. Apply all the
>    recent updates. (This will most likely mess up Compiz users as
>    there is a bug in the recent updates for Ubuntu that will mess up
>    Compiz-Fusion.)
>
>    2. Right click the network manager icon in the system tray and
>    select 802.1x. If something hasn't gone very wrong a dialog window
>    will pop up asking for your credentials and the connection
>    details. Select WPA enterprise at the security option drop-down
>    menu. And select PEAP under EAP method option drop-down menu. Type
>    your username where it says "Identity" and the password where it
>    says "Password" (Right below Identity not where it says private key).
>
>
>    3. Once done hit connect it will struggle for a while but will
>    eventually connect. Here on, you should be golden until you try to
>    disconnect/ access another network. Which if you do, you will not
>    be able to connect again to 802.1x.
>
>    4. Now if you do want to connect again, reboot your computer.
>    Right click network manager icon, select edit wireless networks,
>    select 802.1x and remove it (i.e. delete the settings for 802.1x.).
>
>    5. Once you have completed step 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2. It might
>    not work right away. If it stalls at the point where it says
>    "Waiting for network key" when you hover over the network-manager
>    icon, simply delete the settings   for 802.1x again and retry
>    steps 1 and 2. It will eventually work as it does on my computer.
>
>
>    Like I said this is too much work. Maybe someone can find a better
>    way to get it working. Like running a script that clears the
>    wireless network settings entirely for 802.1x etc..
>
>
>    Either the above method works for you on Ubuntu-Hardy or I have
>    done something to my version that I can't remember which is making
>    it work. Either way, it is worth the try (I guess..). Let me know
>    if it works.
>
>
>    Abhinay
>
>
>
>

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