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GWU Wireless and Linux!
September 20, 2005 ( geek )
So, tho GWU doesn't claim it's possible, Linux can access the wireless network and VPN system they have in place.
Getting the Cisco VPN software can be a bit of a challenge. Google for it (linux cisco VPN) or ask the helpdesk -- they do have a copy for Linux. I was able to find it at another university unprotected (most univs required logging in for downloads, but not all).
For Debian systems, this is the beginning of the solution, from Ubuntu Forums' poster "hemps":
1. Mine was a fersh install
2. Place your latest Cisco Client in your home directory.
3. Do a sudo apt-get install build-essential
4. Do a sudo apt-get install gcc
5. Do a uname -r to find the correct kernel-headers for your build.
6. Use synaptic to search and install the correct kernel-HEADERS, not source.
7. Untar your Cisco Client, go to the vpnclient folder and do a sudo sh vpn_install
8. Answer all questions, the defaults worked for me.
9. make sure you start the vpn sub-system with
sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
10. Copy your .pcf profile to the sudo cp/etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles.
11. Do a vpnclient connect(without the .pcf extention)
12. Hope this helps.
The VPN subsystem doesn't start by default, so you'll have to do step 9 every reboot until you add it to your startup. The keys for me were steps 5 and 6 (I used apt-get instead of synaptic).
HOWEVER, if your wireless card is listed as wth01 or somesuch (anything but another eth0/eth1 thing) you'll have to patch your system some more, search for interceptor.c -- it's not too difficult to fix this.
Posted by griffjon at September 20, 2005 09:31 PM
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Thought you might appreciate the following:
Linux Wireless Network
It's a technical step-by-step instruction guide on establishing a *working* wireless Linux network.
Posted by: dave at October 13, 2005 05:20 AM
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