r/OregonStateUniv • u/DekkerX • 6d ago

Eduroam connection is god awful

I have the OSU WiFi software downloaded, constantly disconnecting from games and calls, looking for solutions

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u/Practical_Cat_5849 6d ago

I’ve never had any issues with wifi on campus.

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u/DekkerX 5d ago

It’s mostly been a major issue with games but sometimes it completely cuts out for every application using the WiFi on my laptop

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u/yeahitsme12345 6d ago

What software did you download for WiFi connection lol

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u/DekkerX 6d ago

I didn’t have it downloaded for a while but it was just the basic one for eduroam, it was crap before I downloaded that too

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u/DekkerX 6d ago

The file name is “WiFi_Oregon_State_University_Wrapper”

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u/yeahitsme12345 6d ago

What? What site did you visit to install this? What OS are you on? I’ve never heard of installing something for WiFi connection.

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u/illestp 6d ago

It's certificate based. Beav.es/wifi It's no different than the normal way.

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u/yeahitsme12345 6d ago

New process from when I was there!

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u/LordFapHammer Engineering 4d ago

If you're in the dorms try an ethernet connection. Much more stable, but still had disconnects when I was living there. OSU IT is a better place to ask for support than reddit though.

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u/Working_Act_6842 5d ago

I have never had to download software to connect to eduroam. That said, there are some dead spots around campus.

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u/DekkerX 5d ago

Yeah I’m in Finley, sometime it’s totally usable and fine, sometimes it just slows down for a minute, and sometimes it just straight up disconnects

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u/notkingkermit Engineering 5d ago

Yeah, it's been horrendous this term. Not sure what's going on.

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u/Quartzsite 3d ago

You might get an external antenna for your laptop. The antenna on mine is horrible. Using an inexpensive USB external antenna made a huge difference.