Setting Up Wireless in Linux

Some Linux distributions do not have an easy way to set up wireless. However, wpa_supplicant will work perfectly and will allow wireless connections on all sorts of encrypted wireless connections.

Before continuing, contact the Service Desk to register your device.

Follow these steps to set up your wpa_supplicant.conf file. This assumes your wpa_supplicant.conf file is located in a certain location; if it s not found, you can find it someplace else, but typically it s located under /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

1.      Open /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf as root in a text editor, ex: sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

2.      Enter the following at the bottom of this file:

network={

ssid="TCGeneral"

scan_ssid=1

psk=(contact the Service Desk)

}

3.      chmod 660 /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

4.      chown wifi:wifi /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

5.      Bring the interface down then back up. Usually this is ifdown ath0 and ifup ath0 , but the command and interface will vary depending on the card.