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Linux configuration guide
Configuration guide for the SISSA Wired Network (dot1x authentication), using wpa_supplicant
This setting should be done only when a port authentication is required:
a) With your preferred text editor create the /etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf configuration file
and insert the following lines:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel ap_scan=0 network={ key_mgmt=IEEE8021X eap=PEAP phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" identity="yourusername" password="yourpassword" eapol_flags=0 }
Insert your yourusername and yourpassword (the same of your SISSA webmail) in the identity and password fields.
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,
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Generic Linux distribution
Ubuntu/Debian based distributions
Fedora/RedHat distributions
Generic Linux distribution
GL-a) 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
GL-b) To check the correct status of wpa_supplicant daemon, run the following commands:
wpa_cli
……. then
status
Please check the value of the following parameters:
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GL-c) Open another terminal and start network service:
ifup eth0
GL-d) Use again the wpa_cli command and check its result;
the last lines should be the following:
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END OF Generic Linux distribution CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Ubuntu/Debian based distributions
U&D-a) Using a text editor add the following lines at the end of the file: /etc/network/interfaces
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp wpa-driver wired wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/SISSA-WIRED.wpa_supplicant.conf
- 2) Start network services:
# sudo /etc/init.d/networking start
END OF Ubuntu/Debian based distribution CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Fedora/RedHat distributions
Manually launch network services and wpa_supplicant on Fedora/RedHat distributions
- 1) With your preferred text editor edit the file/etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant and modify the lines INTERFACES, DIRVERS and OTHER_ARGS
INTERFACES="-i eth0" DIRVERS="-D wext" OTHER_ARGS="-w -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log"
- 2) Launch the services wpa_supplicant and then network service:
# service wpa_supplicant start ..... # service network start .....
END OF Fedora/RedHat based distribution CONFIGURATION GUIDE