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beta990

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Registered: 2011-07-10

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Problems authentication school network

Hi,

At the moment I'm unable to connect to the school network with Arch Linux.
If using Windows and/or Android, I can connect without any issues.

The school uses the following security (authentication)-method:
- WPA2 Enterprise
- PEAP
- MSCHAPv2
- No certificate (they said it's not needed)
- A global username/password

The school should support it (at least Ubuntu).

There is also an eduroam network available, but also unable to login to this network.
I also tried the code (wiki) for eduroam, but this didn't work either.

I can connect, but I'm getting a message that the authentication failed with wicd & NetworkManager.

Has it something to do with the certificate? I had this problem somewhere else, but I needed the certificate of the network before I could connect to it properly.

Should it be possible to export the Android settings somewhere and port this to Arch? Has someone maybe an idea to solve this?
I already searched on the forums, but most of them got it working, but I haven't found any solution yet. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong info.

Thanks!

orschiro

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Registered: 2009-06-04

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Re: Problems authentication school network

Assuming Wicd, try out all wicd-eduroam templates from here and report back whether one of these templates work for you:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&K=eduroam

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beta990

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Re: Problems authentication school network

Thanks for the suggestion orschiro , unfortunately none of them work.

I'm using USB-tether to share the WiFi-connection, but it is a bit strange it connects correct with Android, but not with Arch Linux.
Maybe I'm missing something. :S

For the record, I have the same error on both the own school network and eduroam.

Last edited by beta990 (2014-02-11 19:04:38)

Pantera

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Registered: 2007-11-05

Posts: 13

Re: Problems authentication school network

I've the same problem of you, this since last night when I've done an upgrade with pacman (like every day). I'm using tetherin too with my smartphone. Wicd has a problem with autentication.

Last edited by Pantera (2014-02-11 19:45:53)

Pantera

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Re: Problems authentication school network

I've resolved (using my smartphone tethering connection), so, I've upgraded again Archlinux, rebooted the operating system. Now wicd (graphic program) works again.

orschiro

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Re: Problems authentication school network

Please add [solved] to your post title.

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@orschiro

beta990

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Re: Problems authentication school network

Please add [solved] to your post title.

But it isn't solved for me!

Pantera solved his issue, for me it still isn't working.

orschiro

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Re: Problems authentication school network

Ah sorry. Overlooked that another one was facing the same issue.

Can you explain a bit more precisely how you set up the tethering?

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