UAWiFi on Linux

I'm trying to get this happening in a shell on Suse 10.0, (completely up to date patch-wise) but to no avail. wpa_gui isn't doing anything:

"Failed to open control connection to wpa_supplicant."
(and then incessant pings)
So I've taken the hint that I can't get wpa_supplicant running.

I'm trying as root:
# wpa_supplicant -D wext -i eth0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

And it's just sitting there. No output. If I change this to:
# wpa_supplicant -D wext -i eth0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
I get:
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Failed to set encryption.
(Not sure how this could help, but since I have an intel 2200, I thought I'd give the driver a go)

I believe that my problem lies in my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file, but understanding the example on the official repository is beyond me. I've modified a previously posted version, and commented out the certificate, because I don't have this directory on my machine. (I've searched for any sort of certificate file, but can't find one. I'm using firefox 2.0.0.11). I also think I need some globally-scoped lines in the file, but I'm not sure what.

network={
ssid="UAWiFi"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
pairwise=TKIP
eap=PEAP
identity="me"
password="****"
#ca_cert="/usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/Equifax_Secure_CA.crt"
disabled=1
}

Any ideas for getting me off UAPublic and onto UAWifi?

[Richard Reichenbacher]

No experience on Suse here but try looking in /etc/wpa/certs for the certificate. Also make sure you registered for UAWifi at http://netid.arizona.edu/wireless_reg.php. Worse case you might try installing Network-Manager and using that. It's the only way I've gotten UAWiFi working with linux. Pretty simple to setup. Install the package, I guess it'll be knetworkmanager if you're using kde with suse, set it to start at boot, click the applet icon, select UAWiFi, type in your netid and password with no extra configuration and it should connect.

[Willie C.]

Hi, I've been lurking in this thread and thanks to all of you who posted wpa_supplicant.conf files, I was able to get my Asus EEE (running a customized Xandros distro) working on the UA Wifi. So thanks for all the great information!!

Hi !

After having successfully installed FC9 on my laptop I try to make the wifi working.
I have been able to connect to uawifi only once and never could do it again. I can connect to uapublic.
I modified the wpa_supplicant.conf like you proposed earlier, but it still not work...

Is there anyone that can help me ?

Thanks !

[Richard Reichenbacher]

have you tried installing network manager? It's a lot easier to connect to uawifi with network manager than editing the wpa_supplicant.conf. Have a look at fedoraforum.org for instructions on installing network manager.

[Garret Picchioni]

Yeah, in F9 you don't even need to bother with editing the WPA Supplicant config. NetworkManager will do all of the down and dirty work for you. It's installable via yum. I'm currently running Fedora 9 on my laptop and it seems like every other kernel update has broken my UAWiFi connectivity (Hush Rich :P) but the latest seems to be working ok. As much as I like Fedora and Red Hat in general, Fedora 9 didn't exactly float my boat, I've found it to be extremely glitchy in comparison to previous releases. That being said, Fedora 10 is due out towards the end of November (which will probably turn into Mid December). I installed the beta this weekend and I'm pretty impressed with it.

Ok finally I didn't do anything and it's working.
Don't know why ;-)

So I've been trying for some time to get this to work. I stopped by OSCR today, and happened upon the following solution. When the eap-method as is set as "PEAP" I wasn't getting any options for phase 2; but fiddling around I changed PEAP to TLS and some of the other settings, and then back again. This then gave me MCHAPP options under phase2 methods, selected this, hit connect and save, and boom it worked. Oddly enough, when you go to edit this profile thereafter, it will still show Phase 2 Methods as "none.

Hi, I'm a new Linux user running Mint and am having a problem connecting to UAWiFi. I've read the forum, but nothing really helped. I am (was, I'll explain in a minute) able to connect to UAPublic (and my unsecured wireless network @ home), but when asked for the CA certificate, I cannot find it in /etc (although the folder "ca certificates" is there, just empty). I tried to connect without a certificate, but that resulted in my system freezing up when it attempts to connect. Now, if I don't have a LAN cable plugged in when I start the computer, it attempts to connect to the wireless, and freezes again. I no longer can get the UAWiFi password_netID_encryption_etc. dialog box to open either, and I don't know how to undo what I messed up. Help..... Thanks,

John

[Patrick Callahan]

Hi, John! What wireless chipset are you using? If your entire laptop locks up (mouse and all, can't toggle caps lock, etc.) it sounds like a kernel issue to me. If you don't know what chipset your wireless card is, either look it up with your manufacturer or give me the out put of the command

lspci | grep Eth

.

Also, I've had success connecting to UA WiFi using the following authentication settings via NetworkManager (KDE NetworkManager Plasma Applet, Gnome nm-applet, haven't tried wicd or manual wpa_supplicant configuration). I would appreciate it if someone would consider simply adding this information to the FAQ.

Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise (afaik it's actually WPA2)
Authentication: PEAP ("auto" version, either works, afaik. I think TTLS also works)
Inner Authentication: MSCHAPv2
Username: NetID
Password: password

[begay]

There are setup-up PDF's with that information already

http://www.oscr.arizona.edu/computer_help/wireless

[Patrick Callahan]

There are setup PDFs for every platform EXCEPT Linux, and a link to a UITS FAQ which says "Umm, call us if you want to connect on Linux". There's also no simple document or FAQ entry (which is more appropriate) which just lists the EAP information.

Am I missing something?

[begay]

Have you looked at the previous pages of this thread? Seems to be some information you're looking for and even success from solutions posted.

[Patrick Callahan]

I have. I'm actually posting this via UAWiFi. It would just be nice if that information was more accessible/conspicuously posted somewhere on the UA website. :-)