CSL WIRELESS and LAPTOP NETWORK ACCESS INFORMATION

Welcome to the CSL Wireless and Laptop Network!

In order to use the CSL Wireless and Laptop network, you must athenticate yourself first. This is done in order to allow access yet retain accountability for your actions.

If you are seeing this page despite attempting to visit another web site, it is because you are not yet authenticated to the wireless and laptop network. After authentication, your web requests will no longer be redirected to this page.

note: In order to access the desired web page, You will most likely have to reload the url after authentication, because this page will likely be in your local browser cache.

To authenticate to the network, follow the following instructions:

1. Connect to wireless-gw.cs.wisc.edu (128.105.48.1) using an SSH client.

   If you need an SSH client for your computer, we have some you can download:

   • OpenSSH (for unix)
   • SSH.com SSH Client (for windows)
   • mindterm (java -- standalone or as an applet in your browser. Note: at present, this version can not be used for any site other than wireless-gw.cs.wisc.edu)
   • Nifty Telnet SSH (macintosh)

2. Login using your CS username and password

3. You will see a message explaining that you are now authenticated to the wireless network, and enabled to use it. At this point, you will be able to access external sites.

4. You must leave the ssh session connection open while you use the network although you may iconize, minimize, lower, or otherwise do what you like to hide the ssh window while you work, as long as you do not disconnect the session.

5. When you are done using the wireless network, end the ssh session.