Wireless Network Connection

[MtK]

Hi,

My university had upgraded their Wireless Network Connection which now requires me to set: The key is provided for me automatically, so my authentication is stored & provided by them.

But unfortunately, I can't find this property. Everything else seems to be fine, but I can't manage to connect to the network.

anybody knows how to help me out?

[tal ormanda]

You want to know how to set a Network security key?

Direct Link: http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7374/help1tw7.png

Hope that's what you mean. If not oh well then.

Edited May 10, 2007 by tal ormanda

[MtK]

The key is provided for me automatically

No Tal, Sorry...

My network will supply the Key automatically, I don't need to set it myself (that's the whole problem)

[HSK2840]

The key is provided for me automatically

No Tal, Sorry...

My network will supply the Key automatically, I don't need to set it myself (that's the whole problem)

And selecting one of the "Enterprise" security types doesn't help? Thinking "WPA-Enterprise" or "WPA2-Enterprise" ...

Edited May 10, 2007 by HSK2840

[MtK]

And selecting one of the "Enterprise" security types doesn't help? Thinking "WPA-Enterprise" or "WPA2-Enterprise" ...

Connection requires:

Network Authentication: Open

Data encryption: WEP

[war59312]

That makes no sense at all. WEP requires an encryption key.

You cant just get it automatically or anyone could fake it and get free access.

Unless you mean they are using 802.1X with PEAP and they are using certificates as well as your PC's user name and password.

Which I highly doubt....

WEP is very weak you should be able to hack it in a few hours. lol

Just ask the system admin for the WEP key, and might want to tell them to use WPA instead...

I really cant think of any other way to automatically be given the WEP key in a secure manner, and never heard of any university doing this...

Could they be using some specialized software that you need to download from them? I take it you got an email about this. So strange....

Edited May 11, 2007 by war59312

[MtK]

Just ask the system admin for the WEP key, and might want to tell them to use WPA instead...

there isn't one WEP key.

It's a university, so each user should receive its own key (that the idea anyway)...

I'll be there next week & do some testings...

[war59312]

Each WEP enabled router has a single WEP key. So if every student where to receive their own unique router WEP key then that would be a ton of routers. 1 router per student basically.

Sounds like some miscommunication has occurred as I doubt that is what the university has in mind.

I bet they have simply setup a wireless local area network that connects out to the WAN (Internet) which is used among many users in your area of the building. Students can connect into this LAN via their wireless nic cards, but your nic card must support WEP encryption and you must know the correct WEP key.

The IT department should give the required WEP key to you; it is sent out via some sort of secure method, either by written letter or by secure on campus student email, generally.

All the students share the same WEP key. They still know who you are because they assign IP addresses automatically via DHCP which allows IT to keep track of who is who, generally by nic MAC addresses.

All of which can easily be spoofed these days, so WEP is pretty useless.... But it does keep the kiddies away...

That or I am totally misunderstanding this entirely, certainly possible.