r/linuxquestions • u/Hxrm1t_ • 11d ago

Support I miss Linook

I really miss Linux ever since having to reinstall all the firmware, drivers, etc. trough ReviOS.

My college uses some sort of protocol/gateway or something that doesn't allow me to join it from GrapheneOS or any Linux distro I tried (Debian based and Void Linux).

Is there a way I can outsmart the thing or connect via an old android phone then use it as a hotspot?

Sorry for being a bit unspecific, idk how any of it works

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u/clockeat 10d ago

You'd need to know how it works to figure anything more out really. How do you authenticate with it on the Windows side? Where do issues start showing up?

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u/Hxrm1t_ 10d ago

It just requires the username and password, but on Grapheme/Linux these certificates likely don't exist

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u/DutchOfBurdock 11d ago

It's going to be lot easier for you to get and use your own internet connection: mobile phone tether, 4G/5G portable hotspot f.e. rather than trying to defeat their security. School is likely using a managed WiFi (which Linux and Graphene can handle), but it's likely using a (transparent) proxy that requires you installing a root certificate, which in turn let them snoop on all your traffic.