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It is likely that you have multiple accounts with different usernames and passwords in use on the Georgia Tech campus. It can be confusing. In order to clearly determine what your GT Account Username and Password is and if the account is active, the following should help guide you:

Your Account

The format of the account username

Most faculty and staff accounts have a different format than student accounts.

  • Faculty & Staff account formats are fl###, where first and last initials are following by a set of numbers
  • Student accounts gt(x)####, where the x could be a third letter and the # are numbers.

    • Is the account active ?

    If it was created, it is most likely active. Sometimes it is not clear if it was created, especially if it was created for you and you were not aware of it. If you are faculty or staff, your Customer Support Representative (CSR) might have created one for you. You can ask them if you are not sure. If you are a student, the FASET process might have help create it for you. In this case, calling the OIT Technology Support Center at 404-894-7173 will help you verify if this is the case. If you know how to use lookup (lu), you can check that way as well. Another way to know is if you get email requesting you to update your password, then your GT account is active.

    Your Password

    The password for this account is initially given to you in person on a printed card produced by the OIT Technology Support Center in the Resource Center on the bottom floor of the Library. You may change this password to something you can remember (this is highly recommended). This password will periodically expire. Do not worry, you will be warned and requested to change it via email. You may change it at any time by going to passport.gatech.edu.

    Getting a login page

    Are you unable to login? Are you having trouble getting a login page to open for you? There are two issues to consider.

  • Redirection
  • Javascript

    • Logging into LAWN

    The usual method for logging into lawn is via a web browser -- Firefox, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, etc. Users access and submit an HTML form containing their GT Account username and password, and are subsequently logged into LAWN.

    Another method is to login via the command line.

    Authenticating networked devices that lack a web browser can be done via the LAWN Device Login.

    Remember Me - Login Sessions

    Enabling the "Remember me" login option stores a cookie in the web browser which is sent to the login page the next time the same browser is used to authenticate to LAWN. If the cookie is still valid, the login page will not require the user to enter a username and password, and will retain the login options used when the cookie was created. The cookie does not contain your password, however; to prevent others from using your login, users should only use this feature when they are the exclusive user of the browser. Users can remove the cookie by clicking the logout button on the lawn website, by deleting the cookie from the browser preferences manually, or by hitting the logout button on the login spin page when redirected there on subsequent logins.

    Login Forum

    We welcome input into our Login forum. Please feel free to add to the forum below in regard to topics that relate to logging into LAWN. Our hope is that a contribution from the campus will enrich the information of this site for all to benefit.

    Please note that the forums are not meant as a replacement for the official OIT help system REMEDY (which can be reached via email ... support@oit.gatech.edu ... or via web at http://remedy.gatech.edu/request.html).

     
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    Gerardo Orozco Valdes

    Posted:
    January 22, 2005, 2:35 pm
         		 Is there any way to login automatically with a bookmark or something? This will save time por a PDA user
    Christopher Patrick Lee

    Posted:
    February 3, 2005, 11:57 pm
         		 Gerardo. I'm not sure about your PDA, but I've been trying to develop scripts for Mac OS X. There is a simple one-liner with the 'curl' utility that seems to work, but it requires you to hardcode your password.
    curl https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/index.php -d username=gtxXXXx -d password=grgpbrdll -u url=http://www.google.com
    I also have an AppleScript that will read the password from the KeyChain and login. I'm going to pass it by OIT before I post that.
    Matthew J. Sanders

    Posted:
    February 4, 2005, 7:44 am
         		 Please see the "command line" support pages referenced above under "Logging into Lawn". These methods can be used as the building blocks for automating the login process using curl, wget, etc...
    Andrew Watson

    Posted:
    April 15, 2005, 10:33 am
         		 I've been working on an applescript too but if curl works i'm totally going to use that instead! (inside an applescript!)
    Andy Anh Nguyen

    Posted:
    May 27, 2005, 12:28 pm
         		 I have an older 3com B wireless card and seem to only be able to connect to the fastpass network around campus and not the GTwireless network. I have the right WEP key information etc...does anyone have any advice?
    gth631a

    Posted:
    September 20, 2005, 1:10 pm
         		 I noticed that the firewall rules for dns servers have changed. I had problems around that time getting onto the LAWN (I couldn't access the auth page) and someone in the Rich Building had to tell me to change my DNS servers to obtain automatically instead of the static servers I had set previously. While my setup works fine now that it is a standard setup, people who have dns servers that are blocked before authentication cannot resolve the name auth.lawn.gatech.edu to authenticate in the first place.

    Is it not possible to redirect people to the auth.lawn.gatech.edu's IP Address instead of the named url? This seems like it would allow people to use their own DNS servers easily without changing their settings on their computers.
    gtg080s

    Posted:
    October 7, 2005, 3:32 pm
         		 I am also unable to connect to the GTwireless signal, though have no problems connecting to FastPass.
    gth681y

    Posted:
    February 9, 2006, 7:59 pm
         		 Recently LAWN has been failing to redirect to the page whose link I clicked on prior to logging in.

    System specs:
    Mac OS X 10.4.4 Build 8G32
    Safari 2.0.3 (417.8)

    Has anyone else (with comparable specs) had this problem?
    Adam Arrowood

    Posted:
    February 10, 2006, 2:27 pm
         		 :: Recently LAWN has been failing to redirect to the page whose link I clicked on prior to logging in.

    That was a bug with a new version of the LAWN code. It should be fixed now.

    -adam a
    Ahmad Ashraf Bhatti

    Posted:
    February 14, 2006, 12:23 pm
         		 ::That was a bug with a new version of the LAWN code. It should be fixed now

    actually, the problem is still there. my wireless card is picking up fastpass, but it does not detect GTwireless. why could this be?
    gth816s

    Posted:
    February 24, 2006, 4:19 pm
         		 I am getting logged in as someone who isn't me... it says I'm logged into LAWN but the internet does not work...
    gth878d

    Posted:
    February 27, 2006, 5:14 pm

    Modified
    February 27, 2006, 5:28 pm
         		 i am having the same problem as gth816s. i'm not gth878d, i'm gth667e. what's going on?
    gth706f

    Posted:
    February 27, 2006, 5:51 pm
         		 I keep getting the message that I'm already logged into LAWN... but I'm not. Then I just got on and saw that someone with my account name (gth816s) posted a message on February 24- and that wasn't me. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
    gth706f

    Posted:
    February 27, 2006, 5:52 pm
         		 I am account name gth816s, and now it's telling me that I'm gth706f. What is the matter?
    gth706f

    Posted:
    February 27, 2006, 8:01 pm
         		 What's the matter with this? I am account #816s.
    Tanvi Ratna

    Posted:
    March 11, 2006, 9:41 pm
         		 I haven't been able to log onto fastpass. don't i just need my e-mail and passowrd?
    gth742y

    Posted:
    March 15, 2006, 1:51 pm
         		 I cant connect to fastpass. When I try to connect to it, it always gets stuck in the "renewing IP address" phase and after a minute this message shows up "Limited or no connectivity"
    Please help
    lyu3

    Posted:
    April 6, 2006, 9:14 am
     
    William Corey Wood

    Posted:
    April 12, 2006, 2:03 pm

    Modified
    April 12, 2006, 2:03 pm
         		 I have not been able to connect to the lawn (GTwireless). When I look at the networks in range GTwireless does not even show up. I know I am in range because others around me are connected to it. I have no problems conecting to fastpass or other wireless networks off-campus. What could be causing this problem? Some locations I have tried include Tech square (management building) and the MRDC. If anyone has any suggestions please help.
    Jack Weslee Gruendler

    Posted:
    April 24, 2006, 11:37 am
         		 Hey, I'm a Mac user too -- since there are so many of us that want to use an automated login script, maybe such a thing ought to be available from the Lawn website instead of all of us having to reinvent it ourselves. Particularly, it would be nice to have an Applescript that automatically runs whenever the computer connects to GTWireless.
    gth838n

    Posted:
    May 1, 2006, 12:30 pm
         		 I am a Mac user and 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
    gth838n

    Posted:
    May 1, 2006, 1:00 pm
         		 Mac users: I used this command line in terminal to login to lawn when the redirection page would not come up and it worked. For some reason it only works with the iss turned off which is the "false" variable in the line, anyways replace "gtid" with your gt id and obviously "pw" with your password (leave the single quote in the line)

    curl -s -f -F username='gtid' -F password='pw' -F iss='false' -F output='text' https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/index.php
    Kymry Theresa Jones

    Posted:
    May 10, 2006, 4:27 pm
         		 I'm logged on but unable to browse. You would think Gatech would have a user-friendly wireless network, what with technology in the title. Go figure. How about starting with a easily identifiable login screen that always pops up? Directions for browsing?
    Vivek Kaul

    Posted:
    May 14, 2006, 1:07 pm
         		 That problem of browsing occurs once in a while but you should either retype the url and click or close the present window and start all over again, until we get a more user friendly login screen as you suggest.
    Michael James Cook

    Posted:
    May 17, 2006, 3:30 pm
         		 I can connect fine, or so it appears. I am just having trouble getting to the login page. I even tried going directly to https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/index.php but it can't find auth.lawn.gatech.edu.
    sjordan6

    Posted:
    May 25, 2006, 1:23 pm
         		 I would like to know why it is so difficult to simply log on to GT wireless....I'm connected but cant get out of the lawn network. It becomes really frustrating when you need to get work done.
    C. John Langley

    Posted:
    June 7, 2006, 9:58 am
         		 am GT faculty but can't get on LAWN - everyone around me is on.
    Brian William Danziger

    Posted:
    September 3, 2006, 1:51 pm
         		 I can not seem to get onto LAWN, even when I use a direct link to to the login page it tells me that my access is denied. I'm confused, what am I doing wrong?
    hryu6

    Posted:
    September 19, 2006, 10:42 am
         		 I am unable to connect to the GTwireless signal, though have no problems connecting to FastPass.
    My accout is hryu6.
    What is the problem of that?
    jsimmons8

    Posted:
    September 26, 2006, 6:57 pm
         		 LAWN sucks!!! i am NOT an external network, i DO have a password and username, and the LAWN site which includes this forum does not have an easy to find link to the login. By the way, FASTPASS is not the only network in the IC building! I try, but I am an idiot when it comes to technology, why not make it easier for the average Joe to navigate the web
    Yang Yang

    Posted:
    November 21, 2006, 4:17 pm
         		 Hi, I cannot log in the GT wireless. I don't know why. Always FASTPASS occupied my wireless. I cannot find GT wireless while others can make it. Who can help me?
    rlipman3

    Posted:
    May 20, 2007, 3:16 pm

    Modified
    May 21, 2007, 8:18 pm
         		 I put together a quick shell script to connect devices to LAWN: http://aeonslair.com/2007/05/21/script-devicelogin/
    gth814d

    Posted:
    June 25, 2007, 12:36 pm
         		 Anyone having trouble connecting a Wii to LAWN? I get error code 32004, which seems to imply that there is a firewall issue. (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/errors/results.jsp?action.x=0&action.y=0&error_code=32004&system=Wii&locale=en_US) I downloaded the first set of updates (when you first connect to the internet) fine. In the middle of the second set up updates, I get this error. Any advice?
    Rajib Bhattacharjea

    Posted:
    August 17, 2007, 2:43 pm
         		 For Mac users, and for *nix users who have curl, I wrote the following shell script for bash:
    http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg037s/lawn

    If you work with the command line a lot, this is much faster than loading the website for login. Just remember to chmod +rx it, and make sure you put it somewhere in your $PATH like /bin/lawn
    awilliamso3

    Posted:
    August 19, 2007, 1:11 pm
         		 Can I get TIVO to connect to GTwireless? How do I do it?
    awilliamso3

    Posted:
    August 19, 2007, 1:11 pm
         		 Can I get TIVO to connect to GTwireless? How do I do it?
    Andrew Elliott Roberts

    Posted:
    August 28, 2007, 4:55 pm
         		 is the device login page not working?
    sgupta43

    Posted:
    September 9, 2007, 4:49 pm
         		 Hi guys,
    I made a small AppleScript for automatic login with Growl notifications.(Pasword not hardcoded) Simply put your login user/pass in your encrypted key-chain under "LawnAccess". i.e. create a new entry in first keychain with the name LawnAccess.

    -----------
    --Specify Which SSID we looking for?
    property WifiNetwork : "GTwireless"


    on run

    -- GTwireless Detection
    set WirelessName to do shell script "system_profiler SPAirPortDataType | grep \"Current Wireless Network\" | awk '{print $4}'"

    -- Tell Growl GTwireless has been found
    if WirelessName is WifiNetwork then tell application "GrowlHelperApp"

    register as application "LawnAccess Script" all notifications ¬
    {"LawnAccess"} default notifications {"LawnAccess"} icon of application "Script Editor"

    notify with name "LawnAccess" title "GTwireless" description "is in range" application name "LawnAccess Script"
    end tell

    if WirelessName is WifiNetwork then
    tell application "Keychain Scripting"
    set myPass to password of first key of current keychain whose name is "LawnAccess"
    set myUser to account of first key of current keychain whose name is "LawnAccess"
    end tell

    set LawnResult to do shell script "curl -s -f -F username=" & myUser & " -F password=" & myPass & " -F iss='false' -F output='text' https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/index.php"

    tell application "GrowlHelperApp"
    notify with name "LawnAccess" title "Lawn Status" description LawnResult application name "LawnAccess Script"
    end tell

    end if
    return & WirelessName
    end run
    -------------------------
    gth681y

    Posted:
    September 13, 2007, 3:10 pm
         		 I've written a program for Mac OS X that automatically logs you in to LAWN whenever you connect to it. I repeat, this program is *automatically* invoked whenever you connect to 'GTwireless'.

    Check it out at:
    http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681y/scripts.shtml#lawnAutologin
    Jonathan Lee Hege

    Posted:
    October 3, 2007, 1:02 pm
         		 I have an iPhone and I would like to find a way for it to automatically login to GTwireless so I don't have to enter my login information every time.

    Thanks for any help!
    kpartyka3

    Posted:
    November 13, 2007, 10:36 am
         		 Has anyone made a Greasemonkey script to do this? It'd be really nice if some Windows users could do this.
    nrajan3

    Posted:
    November 25, 2007, 4:58 pm
         		 all can check a programme called devicescape.. download the small software.. and register at devicescape website..

    does auto login to lawn..no more lawn login page..

    works with nokia s60, mac, windows, iphone..

    works great for me..
    pmarin6

    Posted:
    January 9, 2008, 9:27 am
         		 I\'m trying to login to lawn device on my iPhone and I\'ve tried from both the fastpass and gtwireless networks but the problem I get is it cannot find the mac address on the network. Any help? Thanks.
    James Shawn Carnley

    Posted:
    January 16, 2008, 1:04 pm
         		 The device login page is broken.
    cdupart3

    Posted:
    January 18, 2008, 9:39 am
         		 Someone wanna help me connect my ipod touch to GTwireless??? For whatever reason it says that the mac address is invalid, or if I am "connected" it says that "safari is unable to locate the server"... any help would be great, Thanks.
    twooten3

    Posted:
    February 13, 2008, 7:56 pm
         		 i also have an iPod Touch. I CAN connect to GTwireless however it would be great to have to not enter my password and username everytime I turn it on. Is there such a thing as a LAWN persistent login? If not, please make one!
    rledantec3

    Posted:
    February 23, 2008, 10:35 am
         		 I just want to get into login page for staff and faculty (no device login), why is it so difficult to get there? having the link on the left side navigation would help.
    hdarb3

    Posted:
    June 17, 2008, 2:33 pm
         		 I just want to get into login page for staff and faculty (no device login),
    Derek Lawrence Hoye

    Posted:
    July 8, 2008, 9:57 am
         		 "Access Denied: You cannot log into LAWN from external networks."

    I'm on campus with a laptop. I dunno what I'm doing wrong. I've never been able to get on lawn.
    GT38

    Posted:
    August 20, 2008, 10:03 pm

    Modified
    August 20, 2008, 10:04 pm
         		 For those who are unaware, I would like to inform the Gatech public (rather shamelessly) of LawnLogin, which is my program to automatically log Windows machines into LAWN as soon as you connect to the network.

    http://www.hydrous.net/links/lawnlogin

    Enjoy, and please let me know if you ever experience any issues.

    - Ethan Trewhitt (et58)
    swoodworth3

    Posted:
    August 24, 2008, 7:39 pm
         		 i'm trying to set up my xbox 360 on the network, but keep getting told that my MTU test is failing.. any ideas as to remedy this?

    thanks
    swhited3

    Posted:
    September 17, 2008, 8:39 am
         		 Has anyone gotten a Zune running te 3.0 firmware to work? (And by extension, how?)
    gth853y

    Posted:
    September 17, 2008, 6:07 pm

    Modified
    September 17, 2008, 6:08 pm
         		 There's now an iPhone/iTouch app with one button LAWN login called GTLogin.... and it's free! Check it out.
    gth834q

    Posted:
    March 30, 2009, 11:33 am
         		 My Ipod Touch stopped connecting the GTwireless. I can see the GTwireless but cannot connect. I have been through, resetting, restoring and all that, but nothing worked.
    Any thoughts?
    PS. I have sen that some other people had a similar problem before. So I tried to use device login, but I get an error that says:
    MAC address Not Found. Please make sure that your device has obtained an IP address via DHCP. Maybe these two are related?
    ng39

    Posted:
    July 15, 2009, 7:43 pm
         		 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.
    rjoshi7

    Posted:
    July 15, 2009, 8:31 pm
         		 When I try to log into lawn it says that I am logged in already but then it just keeps redirecting me back to that page. Also it won't accept my MAC address.
    kjones41

    Posted:
    August 19, 2009, 2:43 pm
         		 I'm having the same problem as rjoshi. LAWN claims I am logged in, but I can't view any other page or log out. I have encountered this problem several times, but it isn't constant.
    bkim48

    Posted:
    August 19, 2009, 3:20 pm
         		 same problem as the above 2. resnet please advise.
    cmcafoos3

    Posted:
    August 21, 2009, 2:50 pm
         		 same problem here
    jlee656

    Posted:
    September 8, 2009, 12:11 pm
         		 Guys, I have a solution to solve all of your problems. hahahahaha. You have to put in the WEP Key when it asks for GTwireless password. WEP Key is 3671A113A0. Enjoy! If you wanna come and thank me, come to Smith hall 311! have fun with your iPOD~~
    gth909e

    Posted:
    September 9, 2009, 10:40 am
         		 Does anyone know how to connect a new ipod touch to GTwireless. I entered the WEP key of 3671A113A0 and it says I am unable to connect. Any way to fix this problem? Thanks!
    jlee656

    Posted:
    September 9, 2009, 1:26 pm
         		 First of all, it would be easier to get GTLogin app from iTunes. Then click Settings, Wi-Fi, then GTwireless under "Choose a Network". When it asks for password, put in the WEP key. Next, go to GTLogin app, put in your GT username and password. You are good to go~
    jlee656

    Posted:
    September 24, 2009, 5:11 pm
         		 Is anyone else having problem logging into LAWN with iPod?


     
       

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