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Connecting to SFUNET-SECURE using Wicd under Ubuntu 8.04

gcshum
edited January 2009 in General
Has anyone figured out how to do as the title says? I want to be able to do it under Network Manager or Wicd in Ubuntu. I have Wicd installed and configured properly but still not able to connect. The same configuration works using terminal commands though. So I'm scratching my head.

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  • Ether
    edited January 2009
    I haven't actually tried this, but I think it should work.

    Make a Wicd template for SFUNET-SECURE like this person does and fill in the relevant information.

    Weren't you asking about this over on the CSSS forums a while ago?
  • Jimmy
    edited January 2009
    um give your laptop to the people at the tech desk in the AQ, they should do it for you maybe?
  • Ether
    edited January 2009
    I doubt it.

    Most of them don't know much about Linux and wouldn't be able to help. The last time I went there to ask them about connection issues, they told me they couldn't provide any assistance because they don't support Linux. (Turns out they put a ban on my MAC address... which I easily bypassed)
  • PhilBPhilB
    edited January 2009
    Ether;44827 said:
    I doubt it.

    Most of them don't know much about Linux and wouldn't be able to help.
    Some do :wink:
    Ether;44827 said:

    The last time I went there to ask them about connection issues, they told me they couldn't provide any assistance because they don't support Linux
    I believe this is officially true as well. Really, if you can't be bothered to Google and read docs, perhaps linux is not the OS for you. Then again, I run Slackware, so my expectations are a little different than most.

    Phil
  • gcshum
    edited January 2009
    Ether;44824 said:
    I haven't actually tried this, but I think it should work.

    Make a Wicd template for SFUNET-SECURE like this person does and fill in the relevant information.

    Weren't you asking about this over on the CSSS forums a while ago?
    I have tried this template. But it still will not connect. The wicd log file has the following:

    Connecting to wireless network SFUNET-SECURE
    Putting interface down
    Releasing DHCP leases...
    Setting false IP...
    Stopping wpa_supplicant and any DHCP clients
    Flushing the routing table...
    Attempting to authenticate...
    Putting interface up...
    exiting connection thread

    Can anyone find where the problem is? I followed the template exactly.
  • gcshum
    edited January 2009
    Ether;44824 said:
    I haven't actually tried this, but I think it should work.

    Make a Wicd template for SFUNET-SECURE like this person does and fill in the relevant information.

    Weren't you asking about this over on the CSSS forums a while ago?
    Yes, I posted on the CSSS forums but I did not get any answer back. So I thought I'll try it here.
  • gcshum
    edited January 2009
    I went back and installed Network Manager and removed Wicd. Now I am able to connect to SFUNET-SECURE and eduroam. Strange that Network Manager did not work for me before. Now I'm happy.

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