Short and simple answer: Boot up a Linux box behind the router and browse a web page.

Somewhat longer explanation:

Resnet sniffs your operating system from your browser. If you are running windows, you are required to install some security agent from Cisco. After installation, it communicates with Resnet and they authenticate you. If you are running behind a router, however, the agent can't contact Resnet, so they never know you've installed it.

If you're running Linux, however, your MAC address is recorded and you are allowed unfettered access. If you're running Linux behind a router, the router's MAC address is recorded and everything behind it gets access.

This post applies to users with a fairly new ATI video card.

Does your computer lock up while the screensaver is running ever since you updated to Ubuntu 5.10? The solution appears to be updating your video drivers. In the Synaptics package manager, search for and install the package xorg-driver-fglrx or from the command line type:

apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx

Source

The original Cisco vpnclient and the PPTP VPN wireless connection methods are still supported, but IT is requesting that people migrate to WPA-PEAP as it is rolled out. The LUG recommends PEAP for all users who can access it.

Distribution specific instructions

Please choose the configuration that most closely matches your setup:

Update 4/18/07: Improved ip-up.local script and some more info for distro compatibility

Update: Easy (GUI) pptp set up on Ubuntu. See instructions here. (11/8/2006)

Updated to work with the latest routing change (10/25/2006)

This page explains how to get a Linux machine up and running on the WSU wireless network with the open source PPTP client. It assumes basic competency with Linux system administration. All commands must be run as root.

I've attached an experimental installer. You can find the link at the bottom of the page. I'd appreciate if some brave folks could try it out and comment. Thanks!

Everyone who came in and had us help set up Ubuntu Linux, please read this. We didn't realize that the G++ compiler had been separated from the GCC package, so you don't have a C++ compiler installed.

Please use the Synaptic package manager to search for "build-essential" and install that package.