My highschools wifi

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TrueGamer

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Well the wifi at my high school is open but it wont let me connect because it is not a Linux enabled network. Are their any ways around this or am i stuck with it?
 
morpheus6d9 said:
i think you sent him the wrong link b/c his wireless connection in his high school is open so hes not breaking or doing anything illegal chk this forum out on how to use linux with your schools' wireless connection http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=96
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Nope, right link... questionable use maybe... but right link.

I'm still scratching my head about how a wireless network is windows enabled... anyway it was this "Are their any ways around this" that caused me to post the link.
 
Wireless networks are based on standards, IEEE 802.11x. Therefore, as long as you have a compliant wireless adapter then you should be able to connect whether you are using Linux, Windows, etc.

Are you unable to connect to the wireless network at all, unable to obtain an IP address?
 
I am willing to bet that the network as Mac Addy filtering on and you will need to talk to your IT manager to get acccess.
 
AcidTone said:
I am willing to bet that the network as Mac Addy filtering on and you will need to talk to your IT manager to get acccess.
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Their is no security at all, getting on the network with a windows notebook is no problem at all
 
yeah, they can't make it easy for a windows box to connect and not a linux / osx system. an 802.11 network is an 802.11 network. have you connect to a wireless network from your linux computer before? are you sure you have the right drivers installed? what network adapter are you using? can you detect the network with any linux wifi tools?
 
Im just going by what the school IT said, i can connect fine on linux on any other router just not that one
 
that's the same as saying, "i can't connect to the ethernet because the switch isn't linux enabled."

It doesn't make any sense if they have no security in place.
 
the school IT is lying or has NO idea what he is talking about....

I've had MACS and Linux boxes on my 2k Domain, and have NEVER had ANY problems, with ethernet OR wireless...

perhaps they have YOUR mac blocked??
 
TrueGamer said:
Im just going by what the school IT said, i can connect fine on linux on any other router just not that one
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They told you that because 1) They don't want to help you b) they don't want an "OMG H4x0r" OS on the network or III) they have no idea how to work linux, and being something unknown they lied and said "Yeah we did that on purpose"

Basically you are on your own on getting it onto the network.

So, here's where we come in...

when you connect in windows, is there anything special you need to do aside from picking a particular AP in the list?

Do you have to login, or something else (802.1x, i believe someone else already mentioned that also.)
 
I can connect to them fine on a windows laptop, and no their is no login..all their is a proxy login when i open IE but other than that thats it.
 
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