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GodofGrunts
Hey guys! I moved over to Arch today (w00t!), but I'm having some problems because of my University's network. For some reason you can't access the internet if you don't do it from a browser (grrr....). So I have some basic packages installed in Arch (which doesn't include the DE as I'm sure you know). A buddy of mine recommended installing Lynx to register the computer and then use pacman to get everything else. The problem is I have no idea how... The preferable way is to use a USB flash drive to do it. Can someone help?
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Hey guys! I moved over to Arch today (w00t!), but I'm having some problems because of my University's network. For some reason you can't access the internet if you don't do it from a browser (grrr....). So I have some basic packages installed in Arch (which doesn't include the DE as I'm sure you know). A buddy of mine recommended installing Lynx to register the computer and then use pacman to get everything else. The problem is I have no idea how... The preferable way is to use a USB flash drive to do it. Can someone help?

What kind of insanity is that? Are they using some kind of proxy server? Or do they have a captive portal? If the latter, you'll probably need a browser with JavaScript and you don't have that.

Try booting from a Live CD (or Windows) and accessing the network so you can get some more info on exactly how this network is set up.
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So, I went to the Lynx website and tried to follow their commands by typing

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Code: 
./configure
It configured and I proceeded to type

Code:
Code: 
make
Then I got this error.

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Code: 
# make
make: *** No rule to make target 'lynx_cfg.h' , needed by 'cfg_defs.h'. Stop.
Any idea what I did wrong?
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What kind of insanity is that? Are they using some kind of proxy server? Or do they have a captive portal? If the latter, you'll probably need a browser with JavaScript and you don't have that.

Try booting from a Live CD (or Windows) and accessing the network so you can get some more info on exactly how this network is set up.

I'm not sure how it's setup, but I know my computer is pulling a correct IP, and gateway. The mask is setup correctly as well.

When I try to ping out side sources I get an error (currently not hooked up to an Ethernet cord)

However, when I ping 127.0.0.1 it works fine.
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Oh, so you're on wireless? And you have some site you have to login to before you can get on the network?
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No it's not wireless, the Ethernet port is just not near the labs computer I'm on right now. And you have to register your computer on the network before you can access the internet. It keeps track of the OSes though (this lappy is registered under 3 different OSes not including Arch).

I haven't set up wireless yet... that's a can of worms for another day (tomorrow?)
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Oh, you mean they keep track of MAC addresses? I guess that's kind of reasonable.

Hm, try using this hack to clone your MAC address to one of an already registered computer. Then (if that's what they're actually doing) you should be able to get online and download your updates (and a GUI).
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They keep track of the OSes attached to them as well. The MAC address is registered under Windows XP, Ubuntu 8.04 and Ubuntu 8.10... I actually have to have this or it won't let me on.
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They keep track of the OSes attached to them as well. The MAC address is registered under Windows XP, Ubuntu 8.04 and Ubuntu 8.10... I actually have to have this or it won't let me on.

That is absolutely insane. You should yell at them for being utter morons, and make them fix it.
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You can also try links. It's similar to lynx.
That network setup sounds insane though. Should of came to Oxford.
I'm only teasing.
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You can't call tech support and ask them to manually pass you through? They at a minimum have the capability to do it, and you'd think a University would make an allowance for a student trying to learn an advanced operating system.

I used to do tech support for hotels and we had a similar setup until people registered with the server. It was just a linux box that would write one set of firewall rules for new connections that wouldn't let them out of the internal network until they paid or registered, then it would write them a new set of firewall rules and they'd be good to go.
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So, I went to the Lynx website and tried to follow their commands by typing

Code:

Code: 
./configure
It configured and I proceeded to type

Code:

Code: 
make
Then I got this error.

Code:

Code: 
# make
make: *** No rule to make target 'lynx_cfg.h' , needed by 'cfg_defs.h'. Stop.
Any idea what I did wrong?
Looks like you're missing a dependency. I'd check the documentation, and in the meantime use a USB firefox installation if possible
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You can also try links. It's similar to lynx.
That network setup sounds insane though. Should of came to Oxford.
I'm only teasing.

Hmm, well I got links to work (reinstalled Arch and added it from the base package list. :]) I'm using it now!!! It's extremely weird to be browsing the internet like this... However, I feel extremly 1337. Now for the extremly painful process of getting everything else to work.
Wish me luck!

BTW: I yell at our IT people almost everyday. Litterally. Oh and I am going to Miami (Hamilton) next semester. w00t.
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Success! OCN I have an announcement. I have completed (well kinda) my installtion of Archlinux! Let's see, I started around 11:00 pm EST on Wednesday... Wow. However, I understand Linux so much better now. However, I need to fix some things. Like how firefox (Gran Paradiso???) doesn't use it's dictionary...
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Success! OCN I have an announcement. I have completed (well kinda) my installtion of Archlinux! Let's see, I started around 11:00 pm EST on Wednesday... Wow. However, I understand Linux so much better now. However, I need to fix some things. Like how firefox (Gran Paradiso???) doesn't use it's dictionary...

You don't see the humour in Firefox considering American English words misspelt?
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Haha...
No.

I got it figured out though!
I now offically love Arch!
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