RHIT-1X

From RHLUG

Using the RHIT-1X network negates the need to use the VPN when you are on campus. RHIT-1X results in faster, more reliable wireless performance. Since the RHIT-1X network uses the AES encryption standard, all information sent between your computer and the wireless access point is encrypted. Here is how you set it up on your computer.

[edit] RHIT-1X Network Settings

You can use the GNOME/KDE network manager (nm-applet) to enter in these settings. These are all the settings you need if you use either GUI network manager. If you do not wish to use a GUI network manager, you can use wpa_supplicant to connect.

[edit] Using wpa_supplicant

For those more daring (and more importantly don't want to install clunky gnome and all of its clunky dependencies..), here is a wpa_supplicant.conf that works with the `RHIT-1X` network. Lines marked [REQUIRED] need to be included. Any other line can be left out as the defaults seem to be acceptable.

network={
	ssid="RHIT-1X"         # essid...                                            [REQUIRED]
	proto=WPA              # only WPA works, only required with b43 drivers      [REQUIRED]
	key_mgmt=WPA-EAP       # only TKIP works need to prevent default to WPA-PSK  [REQUIRED]
	pairwise=CCMP          # only CCMP & TKIP work, CCMP is more secure
	group=TKIP             # only TKIP works
	eap=PEAP               # only PEAP works
	phase1="peapver=0 peaplabel=0" # only peaplabel=0 works, only peapver=0 works
	phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" # works, not sure what it does, or what else works
	scan_ssid=1            # 0 and 1 work, 0 is possibly faster

	identity="<username>"  # Kerberos username                                   [REQUIRED]
	password="<password>"  # Kerberos password                                   [REQUIRED]
}

For those new to wpa_supplicant and wireless, to actually connect you'll need to do something like:

• wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf - start the wpa process in the background. (wpa takes care of all the i[wf]config stuff)
• dhcpcd wlan0 - get dhcp info once wpa finishes connecting

[edit] See also

Dell Precision M70