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Linux (automatic)
Entry requirements
- You have the login credentials for your university account (Staff or Students).
- Operating system: Linux should be up to date, i.e. all updates should be installed.
- Drivers: You should ensure that the latest drivers for the WiFi adapter are installed.
Modern Linux distributions usually install the required WiFi drivers automatically, provided that freely available drivers exist for the WiFi adapter. A list of existing Linux WiFi drivers can be found at: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers- IP and DNS settings: You do not need to change the IP (Internet Protocol) and DNS (Domain Name System) settings for your WiFi connection, the default settings for all modern operating systems (automatic IP via DHCP, automatic DNS server) are suitable.
- Supplicant for IEEE 802.1X registration: The wpa_supplicant program is already pre-installed in most Linux distributions. If it is missing, it can be installed via the software or package manager of the Linux distribution. Under RedHat, Fedora and SuSE the package is called wpa_supplicant, under Debian and Ubuntu it is called wpasupplicant. The EAP-TTLS-PAP or EAP-PEAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication methods used in UMRnet are supported by default.
- Root certificate: The T-Telesec Global Root Class 2 certificate or the file "/etc/ssl/certs/T-TeleSec_GlobalRoot_Class_2.pem" must be available.
Most modern distributions already include the certificate (see root certificate).
To automatically configure your Linux device for WiFi access, please use the "CAT" tool (Configuration Assistant Tool) provided by eduroam.
1. Establish an Internet connection by other means (hotspot or guest WiFi at one of the HRZ contact points).
2. Start a browser of your choice (e.g. Chrome, Firefox) and go to https://cat.eduroam.org/?idp=5092. The Philipps-Universität Marburg should already be set as your home institution. Then select the correct user group (Students or Staff) and download the configuration profile.
3. Execute the downloaded file eduroam-linux-Philipps-Universitaet_Marburg-Students_Philipps-Universitaet_Marburg.py from a terminal (command line):
user@linux:/home/user/ > cd Downloads (or location of the file)
user@linux:/home/user/Downloads > python3 eduroam-linux-Philipps-Universitaet_Marburg-Students_Philipps-Universitaet_Marburg.py
- The long file name can be auto-completed with TAB after typing the initial letters.
4. The installation program first displays instructions for checking, confirm these.
5. The installation program asks you for the username and twice for the password.
- Students: username@students.uni-marburg.de
- Staff: username@staff.uni-marburg.de
Please note: The eduroam username is not an e-mail address, despite the similarity. Aliases such as firstname.lastname@staff.uni-marburg.de do not work!
6. The installation program displays a success message. You should then find an eduroam entry in your WiFi settings with the correct settings.
Technical note:
The installation program covers various use cases.
If your graphical user interface integrates the Network Manager (standard for GNOME, KDE, etc.), an eduroam file is created in /etc/NetwortManager/system-connections. This corresponds to the connection entry of the same name in the menu. If the installation program does not find a Network Manager, it creates a corresponding configuration section in the wpa_supplicant.conf file.
If the connection does not work, please contact the helpdesk team:
e-mail: helpdesk@hrz.uni-marburg.de
phone: +49 6421 28-28282
Please include your username (uid) and the WiFi-MAC-address of the device with your inquiry.
All contact points for help and advice can be found at:
https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/hrz/help-and-advice/contact-points
Data privacy
Never hand out your password and/or personal data to employees of the helpdesk team or the HRZ!
Please make sure that your personal login data (username and password of the Uni-Account) are not stored on the servers of your service provider. Otherwise there are serious security risks! Please follow the corresponding instructions in the manual.
Please note that the use of applications and services on mobile devices always poses a risk to your personal data. Further information on data protection on mobile devices can be found on the website of the Hessian Data Protection Commissioner.
Troubleshooting
The following overview offers simple solutions for possible problems when using the WiFi networks of the Philipps-Universität Marburg. If the solutions listed do not help, please send an e-mail to helpdesk@hrz.uni-marburg.de.
Problem Possible causes and solutions The SSID eduroam is not listed. - Your computer's WiFi adapter is deactivated. Activate the WiFi adapter via an external switch on your computer and/or via the function keys on your computer's keyboard and/or via the network settings of your operating system.
- You are not in the WiFi reception area of the Philipps-Universität Marburg. You can find an overview of the WiFi hotspots available at the university in the following list: WiFi hotspots (Uni-Internal/GER)
No network connection can be established after logging in. - Username and/or password are incorrect. Please check your entries and try logging in again.
Please enter your full username (e.g. Username@students.uni-marburg.de or username@staff.uni-marburg.de). You can check your password on the following website:
https://admin.students.uni-marburg.de/info_user.html - The settings for the WiFi network and/or WiFi authentication are not correct. Make sure that the settings are correct.
- Network management software may be interfering with authentication. Completely uninstall the relevant network management software, restart the computer, check the authentication settings and try logging in again.
- A firewall may be interfering with authentication. If it is an additional personal firewall or Internet security software in addition to the operating system firewall, uninstall the relevant firewalls completely, restart the computer, check the authentication settings and try logging in again.
After logging in, a network connection can only sometimes be established. - Your device keeps trying to log on to the WiFi with PEAP without success. The username is correct, but the password is incorrect.
If the PEAP login fails regularly, the account is blocked for approx. 30 minutes. Once the block has expired, logging in is possible again for a short time until it is blocked again.
Make sure that the correct username and password are stored on all devices and in all associated settings profiles for secure WiFi and LAN access. Once the block has expired, the Internet connection should work again.
As of: 2024-05