[OSX-Users] Re: iOS 5.0.1 and ecs-wlan?? Re: logging in to one's iPod/iphone with prompt?

[Hugh C Davis]

Ah yes!  "Unable to join the network ECS-WLAN". Then I tried twice again
and it worked. Then I had real trouble getting back to eduroam (unable to
join network eduroam). Seems that switching SSIDs is not seamless.

Not a problem for me as eduroam is a far superior solution for me - but if
it really needed too be ECS-WLAN then there appear to be issues.

/h.

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On 21/11/2011 17:33, "dr. m.c. schraefel" <mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

>Could you try with ecs-wlan, hugh?
>i can connect to eduroam but not ecs-wlan.
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>so - just to make sure...
>
>thanks
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>On 21 Nov 2011, at 17:17, Hugh C Davis wrote:
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>> I have not noticed any connectivity problems since the 5.0.1 upgrade. Of
>> course I am connected to eduroam rather than ECS-WLAN but its the same
>> thing at the packets level isn't it?
>> 
>> As Andy says, my BT Router shows the MAC address of all things connected
>> to it.
>> 
>> /h.
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>> Hugh Davis
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>> Tel:    +44 (0)23 8059 3669    Skpe: skype.hcd
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>> On 21/11/2011 17:05, "dr. m.c. schraefel" <mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thank you all.
>>> 
>>> let me reframe the question:
>>> 
>>> has anyone with ios 5.0.1 experienced any challenges getting onto
>>> ecs-wlan?
>>> 
>>> just curious if the small upgrade may have done something weird with
>>>the
>>> packets? 
>>> 
>>> On 21 Nov 2011, at 16:45, Steve Harris wrote:
>>> 
>>>> If you have a Mac (or Linux box) on the same network you can correlate
>>>> them using the magic of multicast DNS:
>>>> 
>>>> Find the "name" of your iPhone, in the About page, mine is
>>>> "StevePhone", but most people are more inventive than that :)
>>>> 
>>>> Run: arp -n <phone-name>.local
>>>> 
>>>> arp will print the IP address, and the mac address used to connect to
>>>>it
>>>> 
>>>> e.g.
>>>> 
>>>> $ arp -n StevePhone.local
>>>> ? (192.168.2.145) at 5c:59:48:xx:xx:xx on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
>>>> 
>>>> if you have punctuation in the phone name then it might be a little
>>>> trickier, but you can always temporarily change the name to something
>>>> with just a-z characters and use that.
>>>> 
>>>> - Steve
>>>> 
>>>> On 2011-11-21, at 16:31, Chris Andrews wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Then I'm afraid the only way you can check that with ifconfig is to
>>>>> jailbreak your device, install sshd, then ssh to root at 127.0.0.1 with
>>>>> password "alpine", then install ifconfig as well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Warning: This may leave you open to malware. Plus jailbreaking voids
>>>>> warranty, yadda yadda yadda.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have never encountered a situation where the MAC in about is not
>>>>>the
>>>>> MAC of the device. However, for verification, you could try the
>>>>> original box it came in, if you still have it. That may have a MAC on
>>>>> it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Chris
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 21 Nov 2011, at 16:26, dr. m.c. schraefel wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> thank you yes i know where the mac address is: i want to confirm
>>>>>>that
>>>>>> what the about box says it is, is what it is.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> mc
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 21 Nov 2011, at 16:25, Chris Andrews wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> You can't SSH into an iDevice unless you've jailbroken it, nor can
>>>>>>> you get a local terminal. The MAC address is in Settings > General
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> About > Wi-Fi Address.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 21 Nov 2011, at 16:16, dr. m.c. schraefel wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> i have prompt as a terminal ap.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> it always asks for the server, then login and password - so
>>>>>>>> wondering how does one specify their iphone as the server??
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> with thanks
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> mc
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> (why am i doing this? i want to do an ipconfig to confirm the mac
>>>>>>>> address of the device since, having registered the one that shows
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>> about with ecs, it's not connecting - i get an "unable to
>>>>>>>>connect" -
>>>>>>>> that's all i can think is the issue. Thanks)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
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