College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Wireless Access for Linux Help
NOTE: The CLAS Linux Group has provided these instructions as a courtesy to campus Linux users. See UI Wireless - eduroam Support or contact the ITS Help Desk for additional information.
Check the Requirements
- You must have a valid HawkID.
- Your laptop must have a wireless interface--either built-in or on a card--that conforms with the wireless client requirements listed on the page About the UI Wireless Service of the Information Technology Services (ITS) site.
- Any drivers necessary for your laptop's wireless interface must be installed. The drivers must provide support for WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
Distribution specific instructions
Fedora | 22 | 17 | 16 |
openSuSE | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
Ubuntu | 12.10 | 12.04 | 11.10 |
Resources
Troubleshooting Wireless Access
UI Wireless - eduroam Support
HawkID Guide
Comodo AddTrustExternalCARoot Certificate