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====== Linux configuration guide ====== | ====== Linux configuration guide ====== | ||
- | {{ services:sqrman.gif }} | ||
- | Configuration guide for the SISSA Wired Network (dot1x authentication), using **wpa_supplicant**\\ | + | Configuration guide for the SISSA Wired Network (dot1x authentication), using **wpa_supplicant**.\\ |
- | This setting should be done only when a port authentication is required: | + | |
- | {{page>:services:network:internal:portauth:place-list}} | + | |
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a) With your preferred text editor create the **/etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf** configuration file | a) With your preferred text editor create the **/etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf** configuration file | ||
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eap=PEAP | eap=PEAP | ||
phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" | phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" | ||
- | identity="**//yourusername//**" | + | identity="**//yourSISSAusername//**" |
- | password="**//yourpassword//**" | + | password="**//yourSISSApassword//**" |
eapol_flags=0 | eapol_flags=0 | ||
} | } | ||
</xterm> | </xterm> | ||
- | Insert your //**yourusername**// and //**yourpassword**// (the same of your SISSA webmail) in the //identity// and //password// fields.\\ | + | Insert //**your SISSA username**// and //**your SISSA password**// (the same of your SISSA webmail) in the //identity// and //password// fields.\\ |
\\ | \\ | ||
b) Dependig on your distribution you have to continue in different ways.\\ | b) Dependig on your distribution you have to continue in different ways.\\ | ||
- | If you click on __your laptop OS distribution name__ in the following lines, \\ | + | If you click on //your laptop OS distribution name// in the following lines, \\ |
- | you will be "placed" at the beginning of specific instruction. | + | you will be " placed " at the beginning of specific instruction. |
**[[#Generic Linux distribution]]**\\ | **[[#Generic Linux distribution]]**\\ | ||
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---- | ---- | ||
+ | |||
====Generic Linux distribution ==== | ====Generic Linux distribution ==== | ||
- | **<color DarkSlateGray>GL-a) </color>** Run the following command in order to activate the wpa_supplicant daemon:\\ | + | **<color teal>GL-a) </color>** Run the following command in order to activate the wpa_supplicant daemon:\\ |
**wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf -i eth0 -D wired -B** \\ | **wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf -i eth0 -D wired -B** \\ | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | **<color DarkSlateGray>GL-b) </color>** To check the correct status of wpa_supplicant daemon, run the following commands:\\ | + | **<color teal>GL-b) </color>** To check the correct status of wpa_supplicant daemon, run the following commands:\\ |
**wpa_cli**\\ | **wpa_cli**\\ | ||
....... then\\ | ....... then\\ | ||
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</code> | </code> | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | **<color DarkSlateGray>GL-c) </color>** Open another terminal and start network service:\\ | + | **<color teal>GL-c) </color>** Open another terminal and start network service:\\ |
**ifup eth0**\\ | **ifup eth0**\\ | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | **<color DarkSlateGray>GL-d) </color>** Use again the **wpa_cli** command and check its result;\\ | + | **<color teal>GL-d) </color>** Use again the **wpa_cli** command and check its result;\\ |
- | the last lines should be the following:\\ | + | the last line should be the following:\\ |
<code> | <code> | ||
CTRL-EVENT-EAP-SUCCESS EAP authentication completed successfully | CTRL-EVENT-EAP-SUCCESS EAP authentication completed successfully | ||
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==== Fedora/RedHat distributions ==== | ==== Fedora/RedHat distributions ==== | ||
- | **<color indigo>F&RH-a) </color>** Edit the file// **/etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant**//, then modify the value of the following parameters:\\ | + | **<color purple>F&RH-a) </color>** Edit the file// **/etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant**//, then modify the value of the following parameters:\\ |
<code> | <code> | ||
INTERFACES="-i eth0" | INTERFACES="-i eth0" | ||
- | DIRVERS="-D wext" | + | DRIVERS="-D wired" |
OTHER_ARGS="-w -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log" | OTHER_ARGS="-w -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log" | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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{{:services:network:internal:portauth:linux:dot1xlinux10gen.jpg|Modify carefully the value of the parameters...}}\\ | {{:services:network:internal:portauth:linux:dot1xlinux10gen.jpg|Modify carefully the value of the parameters...}}\\ | ||
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- | **<color indigo>F&RH-b) </color>** Enable the wpa_supplicant daemon and the network service:\\ | + | **<color purple>F&RH-b) </color>** Enable the wpa_supplicant daemon and the network service:\\ |
**service wpa_supplicant start**\\ | **service wpa_supplicant start**\\ | ||
**service network start**\\ | **service network start**\\ |