Wireless Connection on Campus??

glbbrown · **Posted:** Thu 07-13-2006 7:57AM

Anyone else having problems connecting to the wireless network on campus via their laptop?

As of 8pm last night(Wed.) I have not been able to connect and I know of one other person having problems.

Guess I will have to go to helpdesk.......

Thanks

devil · **Posted:** Thu 07-13-2006 1:03PM

I know they're working on converting from AFS to....whatever the hell the new system is called; that might have something to do with it.

Also, are you using 802.1x or the WEP key? Because I know at one point, support for WEP was going to end and the network would be 802.1x only. That might've happened already though.

glbbrown · **Posted:** Thu 07-13-2006 1:10PM

Well apparently the update the IT department did on Wed. Night ended up corrupting the security certificates for the wireless connections.

Now they have temporarily open up the WEP service again until they get the security certificates straighten out.

GenPFault · **Posted:** Thu 07-13-2006 4:32PM

devil wrote:

I know they're working on converting from AFS to....whatever the hell the new system is called; that might have something to do with it.

Also, are you using 802.1x or the WEP key? Because I know at one point, support for WEP was going to end and the network would be 802.1x only. That might've happened already though.

They're switching to Microsoft DFS ("doofus").

FrankieM · **Posted:** Mon 07-17-2006 6:41PM

UMR IT wrote:

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From: Student News Distribution on behalf of UMR IT Communications
Sent: Thu 7/13/2006 4:55 PM
To: STUNEWS@UMR.EDU
Subject: Wireless Network Interruption Update--July 13, 2006

Wireless Network Interruption Update—July 13, 2006

UMR is currently experiencing a prolonged interruption of the campus wireless network. UMR IT has investigated the issue and determined the cause to be an issue with 802.1x security authentication, the recommended method for connecting to the campus wireless network. UMR IT expects this issue to be resolved no later than Tuesday, July 18, 2006.

In the meantime, customers who desire access to a wireless network may still access the Open Wireless Network available in the Havener Center and Library or they may access the Campus Wireless Network by establishing a secondary connection using a WEP key. Details on both of these options can be found at:

http://campus.umr.edu/it/refcenter/conn ... rking.html

(Scroll down to the 802.11b/g wireless networking directions for the WEP key)

For more information, please contact the IT Solutions Center at 341-HELP or submit an online Help Request at https://help.umr.edu.

IT Communications and Training

University of Missouri - Rolla

campus.umr.edu/it/announcements

The WEP service never ended, they just make it really hard to get the key off their website (or you can walk in). I think they decided not disable WEP because there are too many device like Palm pilots that don't support the new method.

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