Nov 14, 2022

Use PAL and eduroam in Purdue

Purdue is pushing for some random software to configure Wi-Fi. So here is a brief note to configure everything by hand.

PAL3.0

Select WPA & WPA2 Enterprise as Security.
Select Protected EAP (PEAP) as Authentication.
Leave Anonymous Identity blank.
Select 'No CA certificate is required' or use system default for it, etc.
Select MSCHAPv2 as Inner authentication.
Type Purdue Career account (without @purdue.edu) into Username.
Type Purdue Career password into Password.
Hit Connect.

eduroam

Select WPA & WPA2 Enterprise as Security.
Select Protected EAP (PEAP) as Authentication.
Leave Anonymous Identity blank.
Select 'No CA certificate is required' or use system default for it, etc.
Select MSCHAPv2 as Inner authentication.
Type Purdue Career account (with @purdue.edu) into Username.
Type Purdue Career password into Password.
Hit Connect.

DNS Issues

My Windows system runs into DNS issues when using the Purdue network. After a little debugging I found that Purdue (surprisingly) blocks access to 8.8.8.8 as a DNS server.

After a little digging I found that Purdue wishes to push users to use their own DNS server to 'add security protections from various forms of Malware, Botnet, Phishing, Torrents, and monitor connected devices for on-going malicious activity.'

I think it is highly suspicious that Purdue pushes users to use their DNS servers (128.210.11.5 and 128.210.11.57) even to the extent of actively blocking other DNS servers. but these servers do work. I also find that 8.8.4.4 is not blocked so I use that one for my DNS services, at least before it is blocked in the future.