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This configuration guide is for a user who would like to connect their laptop running FreeBSD 6.0 to the LBLnet secured wireless network. The instructions are specific to laptops running FreeBSD 6.0 kernel and equipped with Cisco Aironet 802.11 a/b/g wireless adapter (AIR-CB21AG-A-K9), though they may apply to other similar operating systems.
All the information contained in this configuration guide was collected from a laptop installed with the freeBSD "user" standard distribution set and the FreeBSD ports collection. If you would like additional information regarding FreeBSD installation, see the following FreeBSD guide:
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You may find the wpa_supplicant at /usr/ports/security/wpa_supplicant. The current FreeBSD ports collection of the wpa_supplicant is v0.3.8. Simply cd to the directory and issue the command "make install" will compile and install the excutable executable into /usr/local/sbin.
After installing the wpa_supplicant, you will need to modify the wpa_supplicant.conf with LBLnet site specific connection instructions. There is a sample configuration file at /usr/ports/security/wpa_supplicant/work/wpa_supplicant-0.3.8.
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ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0
ifconfig wlan0 up scan
(The supported Cisoc Cisco Aironet card uses the Atheros chip, thus the device ath?name is ath0)
Note that you will need a separate network block for each of the SSID you intend to connect to.
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Click here to download the latest LBL certificate (August 2015)
This file is required for the TTLS tunnel ssl encryption. Please make sure that the file is placed in the directory as specified in the wpa_supplicant.conf ca_cert directive.
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