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by dloetzer 1 view

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I live in apt/dorms, and i was just wondering before i run a 50 ft cable from my bedroom, will my ps3 be able to login to my 802.1x authenticated school network? has anyone done this? just tell me how or direct me to another forum
I know i cannot share connection b/w all of my devices but i can switch the cable and use one (i have 3 computers) at a time due to AP.
I know it can be done by installing linux and using the wpagui and dhcpcd and using a supplicant.conf and connecting through that and then switching os, or something to that affect but i do not want to do all the tweaking. but if this is the only way i need to know how?
I also have an att usb modem, could i use it?, if so how
40 gig model ps3

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by robo_dev

My guess is that it supports either WEP or WPA, but I doubt that it can do any type of 802.1x authentication process.

Why not just bridge a connection off of another PC or use Windows internet connection sharing?

Or alternately, setup a linux box as a router, have it do the 802.1x authentication, and setup a wireless bridge to the Ps/3.

What supplicant do you use in the PCs to get to the WLAN now?

Then again, 50foot of cable is a simple and cheap solution.....

I wonder how they are enforcing the one-device-at-a-time config?

by dloetzer

Thats what i was thinking myself but i have heard of people using linux on it to authenticate and then switching back to ps3 because the connection is still there and then being able to do it that way, but i just dont want this to be a complicated process everytime i want to switch b/w PCs and ps3.

I am unsure of how or what i need to bridge a connection b/w the laptops and the ps3? I would be ok with just using my toshiba Vista laptop and my ps3, to make it easy. and im still not sure it will allow it.

Not sure of supplicant it comes from school but i can post the link if youd like.

It does not say anything in the manual. Or anywhere online, this is the first post ive ever seen anywhere of someone with this problem.

If you look at my other questions people have replied saying its the radius server doing what it is supposed to. And i know they can see what devices are connected to the network, because i can see them too.

Bridging sounds like the best idea next to 50 ft cable but unsure if i will be able to authenticate PS3 with cable

by l-mo

I have seen several friends setup their PS3's, some on secured networks, others grabbing what ever connection they found and none seem to have had much problems. Most were connecting to a wireless router. Is it so different for a College/University campus?

Why not setup a wi-fi in your apartment and connect that way? If you do your PS3, PSP, Iphone, laptop, and whatever else can connect too.

(How nice it is to be in school)

:)

by dloetzer

good question,
schools internet=free and unrestricted bandwidth except by hardware you connect
Cable 60 a month w/o internet and another 60 with, and restricted bandwith
usb modem is not mine, it is girlfriends and she would kill me if she knew i was using it for PS3
I have been dealing with these issues for months looking for solutions that will not cost me any more money

you do make a good point though

most schools are updating their internet security from the 80's while we are brand new hardware ad security protocols which will not stop me from doing what i want but will slow me down. (all brand new because of hurrican but i will nto say which school)

by magic alex

As long as you don't have to log into a domain to get internet access it should work. My college's network inside the school (not sure about dorm life) requires you to login to the domain with a generic computername/password system, then once logged in you have to login to another application with your own unique credentials to gain internet functionality. I would imagine that a PS3 would choke on that.

by dloetzer

no you only have to login once with password and login but you do have to enter the domain too

by dloetzer

could i get another wireless card and connect that to my router and have the wall jack connected to my computer and just possibly share the ethernet? does anyone think this would work,

i know now that i can connect the att usb to my computer and then connect ethernet to router and share it that way, but might this be prevented by authentication

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