Twubuntu Campusnet Config Tool

About Twubuntu

Connecting Linux to University Twente’s wireless network (Campusnet) was not without a lot of trouble. The instructions that existed at the time I wrote this tool were very vague. Many people have tried and failed.

Twubuntu is an easy-to-use wireless networking configuration tool for Campusnet, designed for Ubuntu. This tool aims to make connecting to Campusnet as easy as possible.

Table of contents:

Download & installation

twubuntu-package.png Step 1:
Download Twubuntu (version 1.0.2). Open the Twubuntu package by doubleclicking on it.

(Click for larger screenshot) 		Step 2:

Click on Install and follow any further instructions.

You might be asked for your password. If so, enter your password and continue.

After this step, Twubuntu is installed.

Usage


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Note:

If you’re trying to connect to Campusnet, and you see the standard Ubuntu wireless network password prompt (NetworkManager dialog), then click Cancel.

Twubuntu does not make use of Ubuntu’s standard wireless network management tool (NetworkManager).

twubuntu-menu-entry-thumb.png
(Click for larger screenshot) 		Step 1:

Click on your “Start” menu and select Internet -> Connect to Campusnet.

You might be asked for your password. If so, enter your password and continue.
twubuntu-settings-dialog-thumb.png
(Click for larger screenshot) 		Possible step 2:

If this is the first time you start Twubuntu, then you will be asked to enter some
settings.

Please enter:

  • your Campusnet username, in the form of syour student number here@utwente.nl, e.g. s123456789@utwente.nl)
  • your Campusnet password. This is the same password that you use to login to TAST and TOST.

Please also select :

  • the network interface (wireless network card) that you want to use to connect to Campusnet. Usually, you only have one wireless network card and thus only one option, so leave it like that.
  • the driver for the selected wireless network card.

Click OK when you’re done.

Tip: If you are unsure which driver is the right one for your network card, please try out all of them until you’ve found the correct one. You might also want to search the Internet for possible answers.
twubuntu-connecting.png Step 3:
Twubuntu will now appear in your panel as a status icon.
Please wait until Twubuntu has connected to Campusnet.
twubuntu-connected.png Step 4:
Once you see the green sphere, then you are connected to Campusnet!

Note:
You must start Twubuntu every time you want to connect to Campusnet. Twubuntu is not started automatically when you turn on your computer.

Troubleshooting & FAQ

“Twubuntu says it successfully connected to Campusnet, but I can’t access the Internet at all! This happens sometimes, but not always.”

Click on the Twubuntu status icon and click “Reconnect” in the popup menu.
If that doesn’t work, then that might be because you entered the incorrect password. Please click on the status icon and choose “Settings”, re-enter your password, and click OK. Twubuntu will then reconnect to Campusnet with the new password.

“In the past I have tried to setup wpa_supplicant.conf, as per SNT’s instructions. Twubuntu doesn’t work, and I think that might be the reason. What can I do?”

Please follow these instructions:

  1. Start Twubuntu.
  2. If you see the Account Settings dialog, go to step 4.
  3. Click on the Twubuntu status icon and click Settings.
  4. Enter your username (must be in the form of “s123456789@utwente.nl”) and password, and &115;elect a network interface and driver.
  5. Make sure “Reset wireless network configurations (wpa_supplicant.conf)” is checked.
  6. Click OK.

Twubuntu should now work.

“Does this work on non-Ubuntu distributions?”

It may work on Debian. I don’t know whether it works on other distributions. I would gladly accept patches that add support for other Linux distributions, provided that they don’t affect Ubuntu support.

Source code & license

Twubuntu is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.
Download source tarball.

Twubuntu requires Python, PyGTK and wpasupplicant.

You can also get the latest development source code from SVN:

svn checkout http://public.railsplugins.net/repos/twubuntu/trunk