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Using SUSE Enterprise Linux 11, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?

To connect to the IU Secure wireless network at Indiana University using SUSE Enterprise Linux 11, you must first obtain a valid Thawte certificate. For instructions for other Linux distributions, see Using Linux, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?

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Obtaining a Thawte certificate

The IU Secure authentication server uses Thawte as its root certificate authority. You must have a valid Thawte root certificate in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format to connect to IU Secure.

UITS recommends that you use the certificate installed with your operating system. If you do not have the root certificate installed, you can download it from Thawte's Download Root Certificates.

After you download the thawte-roots.zip file, extract the Thawte SSLWeb Server Roots/thawte Premium Server CA/Thawte Premium Server CA.pem file to your home directory.

In a default SUSE Enterprise Linux installation, you can find the certificate in /etc/ssl/certs/Thawte_Premium_Server_CA.pem.

Connecting to IU Secure

  1. Click the NetworkManager applet (a pair of superimposed monitors, typically in the lower bar on the right), and select IU Secure. The Wireless Network Authentication Required window will appear.

  2. Configure the settings as follows:

    • Next to "Wireless Security:", select WPA & WPA2 Enterprise.
    • Next to "Authentication:", select Protected EAP (PEAP).
    • Leave the "Anonymous Identity:" field blank.
    • Click the button next to "CA Certificate:", and then browse to the Thawte certificate. If you're using the certificate included with SUSE Enterprise Linux, it will be at: /etc/ssl/certs/Thawte_Premium_Server_CA.pem
    • Next to "PEAP Version:", choose Version 0.
    • Make sure "Inner Authentication:" is set to MSCHAPv2.
    • Next to "User Name:" and "Password:", enter your IU Network ID username and passphrase, respectively.

      Note: Do not check Show password, as it will display your Network ID passphrase in clear text.

  3. Click Connect. If the connection fails, you will be prompted to re-enter configuration details.

When you successfully connect, you'll see a series of blue bars of increasing height in place of the superimposed monitors.

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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Last modified on September 25, 2009.

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