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| author | lonkaars <loek@pipeframe.xyz> | 2021-09-06 15:38:34 +0200 |
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| committer | lonkaars <loek@pipeframe.xyz> | 2021-09-06 15:38:34 +0200 |
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diff --git a/posts/avanswifi.md b/posts/avanswifi.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..08b2c3b --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/avanswifi.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +[meta]: <title> (Avans wifi setup) +[meta]: <subtitle> (How to use Avans eduroam on Arch Linux) +[meta]: <author> (Loek) +[meta]: <date> (September 6 2021) +[meta]: <tags> (software) +[meta]: <cover> (/img/avanswifi.png) + +I wasted 2 hours trying to set up my school's WiFi, so here's a quick reference +for other students who might've tried connecting but ended up giving up. + +> NOTE: I'm using **NetworkManager** on my own installation, so that's what I'm +> writing this guide for. + +1. Install `iwd` + ``` + # pacman -S iwd + ``` + `iwd` is needed because NetworkManager can't connect to WPA enterprise + networks as stated by the [arch + wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#WPA_Enterprise_connection_with_NetworkManager) +2. Set `iwd` as NetworkManager's backend by adding the following to your + `/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf`: + ```dosini + [device] + wifi.backend=iwd + ``` +3. Enable/start `iwd.service` + ``` + # systemctl enable --now iwd + ``` +4. Create a new file `/var/lib/iwd/eduroam.8021x` with the following contents, + replacing the \<placeholders\> with your own credentials: + ```dosini + [Security] + EAP-Method=PEAP + EAP-Identity=anonymous + EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Method=MSCHAPV2 + EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Identity=<username> + EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Password=<password> + + [Settings] + AutoConnect=True + ``` + Keep in mind that your username isn't your student e-mail, but the first + letter of your first name, and 7 characters from your last name, e.g. + `Loek Le Blansch -> lblansch`. + +After setting all of this up, your laptop should atomatically connect to the +eduroam network. If you want to connect manually, you'll need to use the +command-line utility `iwctl`, or use the following command: + +``` +$ iwctl station wlan0 connect eduroam +``` + +(wlan0 can differ depending on your network card). + +You can (and should) still use `nmcli` to connect to normal networks, but I +haven't tested if it works for eduroam too. + |