Because the LAWN works by using the first available
IP address it sees, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is
used in configuring your device. DHCP is an Internet protocol for automating
the configuration of computers that use TCP/IP. DHCP can be used to automatically
assign IP addresses. If you try to insert a static IP address, it will
not work.
Your network name or SSID needs to be called GTwireless.
Keep in mind that the capitalization is important here. The WEP key that you use works when "GTwireless" is it's network
name.
Below are examples of how to setup your device to access the LAWN using
the following operating systems:
We welcome input from the campus. Please feel free to add to the forum below in regard to configuration
related topics. Our hope is that a contribution from the campus will enrich the information of this site for all to benefit.
Configuration
This forum discusses topics that relate to configuring your device to work with the wireless network. |
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Shamir Virani
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how do i configure my handheld to connect to LAWN? |
Matthew J. Sanders
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what kind of handheld do you have?
Instructions for PalmOS and WindowsCE devices have been added above. |
GT92
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what about teh linux? |
Devin Andrew Porter
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How do I configure my Mac to use the ethernet ports? |
tl128
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How do I configure my PDA with Windows Mobile 2003 OS?? I tried using the Windows CE directions and still get the fastpass instead of the LAWN login page. It sure would be easier if there was a login from the FASTPASS page. |
gth847r
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how do i configure my laptop with Fedora Core3 to use with LAWN ?? |
Matthew J. Sanders
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For those of you having difficulty associating with GTwireless, here are a few tips:
On Windows XP SP2, delete both the FASTPASS and GTwireless entries in the prefered networks list, and replace only the GTwireless profile as the top item in the list.
Some users have also had success by using uppercase letters when entering the WEP key. |
Keith Bryant Anderson
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Often times when I try to use the LAWN wireless, every other page I browse to I have to re-authenticate. Am I broadcatsing to 2 APs is there a setting I can change? |
gth901c
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Wireless connection dectected but can not connect to network. It seems that I can not get an IP from DHCP for whatever reason. I went through all of the obvious check points: Network ID, Wep Key, and DHCP. I tried removing the network from my perferred list then re-adding it. Any other suggestions? (probably something stupid). |
gth681g
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I want to share my experiences I made when configuring Windows XP SP2 for GTwireless:
As soon as you configured GTwireless the list of "Preferred Networks" contains the following item: "GTwireless (Automatic)". If you ever explicitly disconnect from GTwireless by pressing the "Disconnect" button in the "Choose a wireless Network" dialog (for switching to another network, for example), the entry in the list of "Preferred Networks" will change to "GTwireless (Manual)". From this time on, you're not able to connect to GTwireless anymore. The solution is to remove the "GTwireless" entry and re-create it. This is annoying, but there's no other way to change it from "Manual" back to "Automatic". This seems to be a bug in Windows XP SP2. For more information please refere to the MS Knowledge Base article 907405. |
gth836y
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Anyone know how to configure a PSP to connect to the LAWN network? |
John M. Douglass
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In order to get your PSP to route traffic out of the LAWN, you are going to need to get at least Firmware version 2.0 (which included a web browser which you will need in order to enter your username and password).
Information on updating your firmware can be found here:
http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx?id=softwareupdate
Until I can get screenshots from my PSP, you might find this page useful:
http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP.aspx?id=troubleshooting/infrastructure.html |
GT21
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Anybody had luck getting a PalmTX to talk to lawn? The directions for PalmOS on the site are the same as the TX configuration, but somehow it doesn't work. I must be doing something stupid... just wondering if any one else got it to work. |
gth838n
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sometimes I can't get to the authentication page... I have full reception, I was wondering if there was anything that I could do in order to insure that I can get to the authentication page everywhere. Thanks |
woglesby3
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im on a handheld pc right now but i cant login to lawn, only the forum by typing in the adress. anything else i do takes me to fastpass where you have to pay. it says login not allowed from other networks on th lawn login page. what can i do? |
Steven M. Potter
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How to get T-Mobile MDA onto LAWN (Windows Mobile 5.0):
Go to Settings:Connections:Wireless Lan:LEAP and delete anything to do with GTwireless. If there is a setting in here for Tech, you will never get on.
OK. Now Settings:Connections:Network Cards. If you are in signal area, you should see a GTwireless trying to connect (forever). Click on it (don't linger or 'right-click') to bring up Configure Wireless Network:General tab. Network name: GTwireless (case sensitive!). Connects to: The Internet. Network Key tab:Authentication Open; Data Encryption: WEP. Don't check "The key is automatically provided"! Don't check Ad Hoc. Enter the network key (given to you by OIT) CAREFULLY, making sure the letters are in CAPS, and no dollar sign in front. 802.1x tab: Leave box unchecked. OK. Now the GTwireless in the Configure Wireless Networks window should say Connected instead of Connecting, and the antenna's arrows should have stopped moving in the status bar at the top.
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Benjamin Alan Stensland
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Does anyone how to connect a Wii to LAWN? |
gth872h
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Anyone know how to connect a T-Mobile Dash to LAWN? |
Ryan C. Fernandez
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I can get on with my linux box but lawn keeps dropping my connection and I have to login again. |
ndeclercq3
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If anyone has try just about everything and keeps having emails bounced back because for any reason the outgoing mailserver rejects your emails, then you might consider installing this program http://www.jiwire.com/
It will work. It is also useful when you logon to other hotspots while you travel and you don't know the name of the outgoing mailserver.
While the program is on, you just use your Outlook or Eudora as you would do at your home or office.
The only drawback is that it allows you to send only 200 messages per day.
Presumably your emails are just sent to another server who then sends it to its final destination.
I have tried it here in the US and also at a number of European hotspots and it works.
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Christopher Daniel Jordan
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does anyone know how to log into lawn with a windows mobile 5.0 pocket pc? |
Matthew Quincy Marshall
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I don't know how to create a new network with Ubuntu. Does anyone have experience with this? |
alari3
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How do you do it with Windows Vista? |
jfeng7
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I have the same problem. How to do it with windows vista? |
kidle3
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Ditto! I've sent a request for some help so hopefully something should follow! |
kidle3
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Ditto! I've sent a request for some help so hopefully something should follow! |
David Lee Bryan
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How do we do it with Vista? |
gth816f
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Any way to connect a DS to LAWN? |
GT34
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Anybody ever find out the vista issue? I would really like to know too...internet is a good thing |
jsamsky3
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For connecting a Nintendo Wii or Nintendo DS to LAWN, see my post at the address below:
http://www.lawn.gatech.edu/help/connectivity.html
The guide is written for Nintendo Wii, but the same thing works for the Nintendo DS.
The DS' Wi-Fi Connect manual has instructions for setting the same information fields (IP, DNS, Gateway, etc.) on the DS, so menu navigation is the only real difference. The concept is the same: login an IP address on your laptop, and port it to your wi-fi gaming device of choice by copying the connection information verbatim. |
gth695a
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i managed to get LAWN to work on vista ultimate, but it doesnt connect right on everytime...im assuming there needs to be a different set up on vista...any help?
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gth683p
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How can I set wireless connect with a ubuntu linux? thanks |
gth763d
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has anyone figured out how to connect with vista? |
Emily Mae Colvin
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I'm also having issues with Vista Business. I see all of these "Unnamed Network" networks with security enabled access, but since GTwireless doesn't broadcast its ssid, I don't know which one it is. And programming it in doesn't help, either. This also happens on my home network, which doesn't broadcast its SSID and has a WEP key. I have to guess which one it is based on signal strength (not too hard here) and then give it the SSID and key **every time**. Any ideas? |
lfomundam3
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Okay guys I just succeeded in setting up lawn for vista so here is how you do it.
- go to start
- control panel
- internet and network
- network and sharing center
- Under Tasks choose
Connect to a network
- Select Set up a connection or network
- choose Manually connect to a wireless network
- For the security type select WEP
- To obtain the network name and security key
go to https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/ssid_wep.php and login using your gt account
Important: Do not share the security key and network name since it is for the protection of students, staff and faculty from outside intruders.
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lfomundam3
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One more thing for Vista
After all these
-Go to control panel
- click on Network and internet
- click on Network and sharing center
- click on manage wireless networks (to the left)
-click on GTwireless
-make sure the third option, "connect even if th network is not broadcasting" is checked
- click ok
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jwinston3
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this stupid thing won't let me login into the network to use the internet |
Ehsan Shah Hosseini
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for Linux users...I successfully connected the network using KNetworkmanager on kubuntu
just keep in mind when entering the pass change the property to Hex and also use it as an open system ( i guess) |
gth898r
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Has anyone gotten their iPhone connected to GTwireless? |
John Michael Kroger
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I can't seem to get my iPhone to work on the wireless either. Anyone got a solution? |
awilliamso3
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Can you connect TIVO to GTwireless? If so, how? What settings should I use? |
dtorrance6
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In the newest version of the Linux distribution, Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn, 7.04), the included Gnome or KDE (for Kubuntu) wireless manager is the easiest way to log onto LAWN. You should make sure that your wireless is already configured by testing it with a known wireless internet connection.
If your wireless is already working at home or elsewhere, you will see connection bars in the upper-right hand corner of your screen near the date and time. This is the wireless manager. If there is no current wireless connection, there will be what appears to be a blank monitor in the same area. If neither appear, you can add this feature by right-clicking in this area or elsewhere on the task bar, and selecting 'Add to Panel...'
Right click on the wireless manager, and select 'Connect to Other Wireless Network...' Type in the SSID in the "Network Name" prompt, select 'WEP 64/128-bit Hex' next to Wireless Security, and input the provided key into the space that appears below. Then press 'Connect,' and you should be able to login to the LAWN network from your web browser! |
bramirez3
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In regards to the above instructions for connecting Feisty Fawn to LAWN, that is exactly what I have been doing for the past two days. Sometimes it shows that it's connected, but whenever I go to use the internet I keep getting network connection errors. Any help? |
ptsankov3
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I can't connect using Gentoo Linux... i use wpa_supplicant, here's my configuration:
network={
ssid="GTwireless"
key_mgmt=NONE
wep_key0="here's my code"
wep_tx_keyidx=0
priority=1
}
I connect but then "dhcpcd eth1" doesn't work for me. Any ideas? |
mcostello6
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i cant get my laptop to get to sign in, how do I do that? I am not good with computers so can you please be basic? |
mdigman3
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to get wireless working on your iPhone you have to setup up gtwireless without a password then select it from the list of available networks on the settings menu and then enter the wep key in the window that appears |
emn3
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i tried plugging my xbox directly into the jack using an ethernet cable but can't seem to connect to xbox live. any suggestions? |
cpetersbur3
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Can't find GTwireless in "Available Networks".
Windows XP SP2
My config page looks exactly like the XP SP2 instructions, and my capitalization is correct. I'm still not seeing LAWN show up; I tried rebooting.
I'm using a Broadcom 1412 a/b/g. Any ideas? |
cpetersbur3
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Problem SOLVED:
After setting everything up according to the instructions, it was necessary to Disconnect from FASTPASS a few times and hit refresh. This should be in the instructions.
The problem may be path-dependent. I connected to FASTPASS in order to get the WEP key (as opposed to finding a landline), then I put in the WEP key. My setup was "poisoned" from the start. |
kmorrison6
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Is there any way to connect an iPod Touch to LAWN? |
Saumya J. Dave
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My GT wireless won't work in my apartment. It has been working since last semester and now, all of a sudden my computer won't pick it up. It picks up FastPass and other wireless networks but not GT wireless. I am getting very frustrated and pissed off. I live in Eighth Street East and I have reconfigured my GTwireless and restarted my computer way too many times. HELP. |
rjiang6
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How do you get ubuntu to connect to GT wireless? |
Michael Livingston Jones
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I just got a macbook pro, and every time the computer comes back from sleep, the airport card switches to FASTPASS and the GTwireless connection that I set up and told the system to remember is gone, and I have to reenter the SSID and password every time and then logon to the lawn page. Anyone know why this happens or a remedy to make OSX Leopard remember GTwireless and forget FASTPASS? |
Geoffrey Steven Braiman
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I'm having the same problem with my macbook pro. has anyone figured this out? |
dnagar3
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How can I setup the GTwireless on my Nokia 95 device |
jmoskowitz3
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how do you register an iphone? |
Oky Librata Sabeni
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How do I print to the printers in Klaus from my laptop. I can connect to LAWN and I'm an ECE student. |
jthorogood3
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Anyone know how to configure a wireless printer to the network? Its a HP C4580, setup on a mac. |
agupta31
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any way to bypass entering lawn username/password everytime |
sindarapu3
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@ agupta31 : You can enter the MAC ID of your machine at https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/device_login.php and you won't have to authenticate yourself any more. Hope this helps. |
kawan3
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can i get my DS to connect to the internet? |
sjagarlapu3
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Can someone help with the configuration of GTwireless on an iphone |
ctaylor38
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Xbox live setup directly from ethernet cable in the wall, any help? |
Narayanan M. Komerath
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Please provide a "Log in to LAWN" link at the top of every page that is accessed off "www.lawn.gatech.edu"
I have been using LAWN on GT laptops since it came up, and it has never been as messed-up as it is now. Each day when I boot up my laptop and try to get to LAWN it seems like a new way has been found to confuse users, and I have to wade through numerous irrelevant pages of small print before fortuitously coming up on the "log in to LAWN" link.
This is extremely frustrating.
PLEASE get someone to put the LAWN login link prominently on every page. |
ng39
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Not able to either login or log out of LAWN. System keeps asking for MAC address. When MAC address is supplied, the login screen returns to the login screen, with no option for logging out. |
shorsley3
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I'm having the same problem as you, ng39, i'm trying everything but cannot figure out why it wont log me out and why i cannot log back in even when i supply the MAC address. it says my request "cannot be queued" |
vlf3
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How do I configure my iPhone to LAWN? |
Gundimeda Venkata Sriram Kanvah
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Wireless configuration to Nokia E71x Mobile (AT&T)
I am trying to connect GT wireless to Nokia. but although it shows up lawn page, it immediately closes down. I didn't take any data plan from AT&T. Can we access GT wireless free through mobile? If so could any one let me know?
Thanks
Sriram |
gmilford3
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GTwpa and the iPhone and iPod Touch.
It appears as though the latest update from Apple has resolved some of the GTwpa issues that we've seen in the past. I have successfully done a few of these devices without issue, and without the profile that was initially created for these devices. I will continue to monitor this situation. |
amartin37
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I have an HP Mini running on a Linux operating system. Can someone tell me whether or not I need the WEP key in order to access lawn? Or do I need to register with RESNET and go that route?
Thanks
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ayan6
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Hello, all,
Is there any known way to connect a Zune HD to the network as of now? I'm having issues with MAC identification - if I preregister my device using my laptop, the internet works, but after I standby or shut off my device, I have to redo the process.
Trying to connect to the network using my device fails - it just says that the Zune could not identify with the network. I am unable to go to LAWN from my Zune itself, which means I have to use my laptop to register it every time I use it - very counterproductive.
Any help would be appreciated! |
adarrohn3
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For those of you with Nokia phones, I had trouble configuring mine, but figured it out.
Here's what you need to do. I have a n79 (which is running s60) so this should work on all s60 phones.
Go to the WLAN Wizzard in your Tools. Select GTwireless and hit options (should be your left softkey) ----->Edit access point
Change the security mode to WEP
Then go to WLAN security settings .
Your WEP key in use should be #1 and authentication type should be Open
Then go to WEP Key settings and apply these settings:
WEP encryption to 64 bits
WEP key format to hexadecimal
WEP key to your WEP key (you can get it here https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/ssid_wep.php)
Go back to your home menu screen and select Web. Connect via GTwireless. Then select Go to web address and enter the LAWN login page and go from there. ( I would recommend the stay loggen in for 15 days option)
There you go, that should work. |
mbutler31
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how do i get connected to GT Wireless on my iPod Touch? |
