[SlugLUG] Fwd: Ticket 11007 Open (Updated) --> Problems with cruznet wireless and LInux: I am ...

[Rohan Sheth]

I would assume that cruznet now requires some sort of client
application in order to DHCP.  This is of course a guess since I am not
on campus yet and have not had the chance to test the wireless.  Or
these is some sort of scan run against your machine and (as your said)
a non Windows/Mac machine is deterred from connecting.

--Rohan

On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 12:18:33 -0700
"Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi -
> 
> I can associate to the SSID - iwlist shows the AP(s).
> 
> But I can't get an IP.
> 
> Locations ( most recently ): Stevenson coffeeshop, McHenry bottom floor near
> the row of PCs, one try this week on the outside tables at Joe's in Quarry
> Plaza.
> 
> Other places - I can connect at home (that has a WEP), at Pacific Ave. PIzza
> and Grille, a couple of private but open APs.
> 
> My guess is that the software which scans systems for viruses has been
> updated and blocks connection to non/Windows non/Mac systems, but that's
> just speculation.
> 
> Thanks -
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 9/8/06, Cody Caughlan <toolbag at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Re: your issue, I asked someone here on campus who is in tune with IT
> > support, this is his response:
> >
> > <snip>
> > Not enough info to troubleshoot. Can he associate to the SSID but not
> > receive an IP address? Does he receive an IP address but no
> > connectivity? Has he tried other locations on campus?
> >
> > Linux has lots of log files, I don't see that he's pasted any snippets
> > or error messages, or even shown a sample of the issue
> > </snip>
> >
> > /Cody
> >
> > On 9/8/06, Peter Belew <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This is the response I got from ITS support regarding my being unable to
> > > access wireless on campus from my Linux laptop (this is a new thing - it's
> > > worked for over a year, up to sometime this summer). Is anyone else having
> > > the same problem on campus?
> > >
> > > - Peter
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: ITS Support Center < ithelp at ucsc.edu>
> > > Date: Sep 8, 2006 11:38 AM
> > > Subject: Ticket 11007 Open (Updated) --> Problems with cruznet wireless
> > > and LInux: I am ...
> > > To: Peter Belew < abcruzww at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >  TlCKET #11007
> > > [image: Logo]
> > >
> > >   Peter  Belew, your ticket, 11007, has been opened or updated.  Please
> > > read details below.
> > >
> > >      https://itrequest.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/itrequest.woa/wa/ticket?ticketId=11007
> > >
> > > ITS Support Center
> > > University of California, Santa Cruz
> > >
> > > itrequest.ucsc.edu
> > > help at ucsc.edu
> > > 831-459-4357 (HELP)
> > >
> > >       [image: Notes]  Notes
> > >   Date  Name  Note Text   09/08/06 11:38am  Cooper, Tyler
> > >
> > >  Dear Peter,
> > >
> > >     Unfortuneately we do not support Linux and therefore I would not
> > > know how to fix the problem. The only thing i can think of is the school
> > > might have some kind of increased security for the wireless card that linux
> > > doesn't support, which is why linux wont work with the wirless on campus;
> > > but that is just a guess.
> > >
> > > Tyler Cooper
> > > ITS Help Desk
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > > <ithelp at ucsc.edu?Subject=Ticket%3a11007%20Action%3aCancel&body=Send%20this%20message%20to%20cancel%20Ticket%2011007.%20%0D%0AThe%20message%20body%20will%20be%20ignored.>       Ticket
> > > No.:  11007<https://itrequest.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/itrequest.woa/wa/ticket?ticketId=11007>  Report Date: 09/06/06 9:46pm  Reporter: Peter Belew <
> > > abcruzww at gmail.com>   Division:  Student (Undergraduate)   Technician:
> > >   Status:  Open   Problem Type:  My Problem Isn't In This List  Subject: Problems with cruznet wireless and LInux  Description: I am using Ubuntu Linux on my laptop (in addition to Windows XP).
> > > Recently I have stopped being able to use Linux, for some reason. My
> > > wireless card still works from Linux in other places, both with DHCP
> > > and fixed IP addressing. And it works fine at those locations - and
> > > others - from Windows XP.
> > >
> > > I mainly have been using the laptop in the Stevenson coffeehouse and
> > > in the McHenry library.
> > >
> > > I suspect that by the time school starts there are going to be quite a
> > > number of people that want to use Linux on their laptops.
> > >
> > > I am an alumnus, using the library, and also frequently a summer
> > > senior auditor and have started taking classes on campus through UCSC
> > > extension.
> > >
> > > Peter L. Belew
> > > peterbe at sonic.net
> > >
> > >  TlCKET #11007
> > >
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