[YLUG] Setting up wireless with wpa_supplicant and eduroam

[Ben Thompson]

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 02:43:43PM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Has anyone successfully connected to the York University "eduroam"
> wireless network using wpa_supplicant?  (i.e. /not/ the excreable
> NetworkManager.)  I'm just not getting a lease, so I'm presumably
> missing some crucial item in wpa_supplicant.conf.  The CompServ
> example assumes the use of NetworkManager, and I'm not sure
> exactly how the GUI settings map onto the actual configuration
> file key-value pairs.
> 
> # WPA2-EAP/CCMP using EAP-TLS
> 
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> 
> network={
>         ssid="eduroam"
>         key_mgmt=WPA-EAP WPA-EAP2
>         proto=WPA2
>         pairwise=CCMP
>         group=CCMP
>         eap=TLS
>         ca_cert="/etc/ssl/certs/Equifax_Secure_CA.pem"
>         identity=rl522
>         password=??????????????????????????????
> }
> 
> Thanks,
> Roger

Hi Roger

We are still on WPA(1) and you need either PEAP or TTLS as your EAP
type so maybe try these mods :-

        key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
	proto=WPA
	pairwise=TKIP
	group=TKIP
        eap=PEAP

Cheers

Ben