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My experience is that the problem with getting to the wireless authentication page is often due to the security certificate being used. Is there a way to change the certificate issuer for MSUNet wireless so that it corresponds to something that more browsers would recognize as being secure? If not, could we have simple instructions on how to have different browsers accept the certificate permanently? -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hoort, Brian Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] DHCP and Mobile Campus Users Woes Doug, Jeffrey: I'd like to make a comment responding to how we find MSU's WiFi burdensome: often our faculty or staff boot up their computers just for their e-mail client, which fails. At this point our craftier users try opening a web browser, which works as their homepage is set to MSU. At this point we usually get a support call that their e-mail isn't working. In the worst cases, they've already changed configuration settings in their e-mail client, further complicating the support call. We first confirm their computer is connected to WiFi, and not connected to MSU-WiFi-Guest (another frequent problem). Next we tell them to fire up their browser, and it of course works to an MSU page. At this point the client argues with us that they've already done this and the problem is their e-mail. We have to explain that they have to surf off-campus to get the redirect. This is one of those odd instructions that users find completely random and unable to see the logic in it, find it difficult to remember. We tend to get this same issue called in repeatedly from the same person before they get the hang of it. It would be far simpler to explain from the beginning, and would reduce the number and length of our support calls if WiFi users were immediately redirected to login, regardless of where they are surfing to. PS. Even better, we wish it were on a 90-day (how about 30?) timeout like wired-campus, but I believe that issue has already been discussed here once in the past, so I'll be mum on that point. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doug Nelson > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:25 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] DHCP and Mobile Campus Users Woes > > Since I run the DHCP service, including its registration > piece, I would like to better understand what makes this a > burdensome process. > > Doug