Asus Eee PC wifi?

[Unregistered]

Hi,

I'm considering getting an ASUS Eee PC. It has Linux preloaded and is wifi capable. Can I get on UAWiFi using this system ?

Thanks!

[richard5]

I tried it a couple days ago and couldn't get it working. The built in wireless manager couldn't do anything more than wep or wpa personal. You need to edit the wpa_supplicant.conf properly, or try to install NetworkManager and use that. You can also just install Ubuntu, or anything with a gnome interface and it should work fine. The biggest problem that I had getting it working was most of the repositories were down for it and, from what I read, they aren't going to go back online.

So bottom line is, if you want to get an eee pc and get it connected to UAWiFi you should install Ubuntu or Debian with gnome.

[Unregistered]

Okay, thanks!

[wcostley]

Hi,

I got an EEE about a week-and-half ago and I just want to confirm for anyone who wants to know that it works very well on UAWifi. I took it to the OSCR lab and Dan very patiently installed eeeXubuntu on it and it worked out of the box. However, I started screwing around with it and messed up the OS and later decided to go back to the original OS (Xandros). As Richard says, all you need is a custom wpa_supplicant.conf_MINE file (which I pretty much copied straight from the OSCR Linux forums) and to add a few lines to the /etc/network/interfaces file which you can get right off of the eeeuser.com wiki. It took me a few hours of playing around (I'm a total Linux noob), but I'd like to save everyone else the trouble. So, if anyone is interested, I'd be glad to post the relevant code from these two files (it's pretty short).

Oh, and one editorial comment: I didn't know what to expect with the EEE, but all I can say is I'm extremely pleased and quite frankly, it's awesome!

[jharriso]

Hi Willie, if you would be willing to forward me a copy of your WPA-supplicant file (sans your private info, of course) it could be very helpful in getting other Eee users online!
If that's cool, please send it to jharriso at... the standard UA address.

Thanks!

[Unregistered]

Hey, I just got an eeepc that's still running xandros. Until I get ubuntu up and running, would someone mind posting the code referred to two posts above 2/25/08 if anyone knows it? Thanks!

[wcostley]

Here are the contents in my wpa supplicant file that works for UAWifi. Just use this code and follow the instructions on this page: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/wpa_default_xandros

ctrl_interface=/var/tmp/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

network={
ssid="UAWiFi"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
pairwise=TKIP
eap=PEAP
identity=your NetID
password=your NetID password
}Enjoy your EEE!

[Unregistered]

Thank you! I'm still having a little trouble with it not recognizing the password field, but worst comes to worse, at least this works for UA Public. :)

[wcostley]

Are you having a problem with the supplicant file or the actual password field when you try to create the connection?

UA Public is indeed easier to use, no configuration required. Personally I feel better using Wifi though, especially since I can't VPN to work with UA Public. But it gets the job done.