Blocking Wi-Fi depends on the operating system in use. Different platforms handle network restrictions uniquely.
Blocking Wi-Fi depends on the operating system in use. Different platforms handle network restrictions uniquely.
I haven't used WPA Enterprise before, so I'm not sure how it functions. It seems there should be a method to work around it, which feels odd since open-source software lets you modify the code they monitor. If we tried that, we'd likely break the forum rules by talking about bypassing network security.
They'd need costly tools to sort by operating system, and it seems limited to WPA Enterprise only.
I'm uncertain about this. It might be worth exploring another distribution or setting up a VM with the WiFi card routed through Windows Internet Sharing so it can communicate back to the Ubuntu system. If you own an Android device, connecting via that and enabling USB tethering could work. Running the VPN on Android likely wouldn't reveal your Linux usage either. Doing the first option alone could sometimes bypass restrictions.
The VM concept seems promising, but I've already attempted it... except it would crash every time I tried to boot. I'm not keen on switching another distribution since Ubuntu was tough to dual-boot with Windows. The Windows 10 bootloader is really frustrating. I'm facing real issues on my mother's Lenovo where it doesn't recognize GRUB in BIOS as a boot option. I can only boot to Ubuntu using a Yumi multiboot USB and choose the first HDD. Yumi relies on GRUB to load from ISO files, which makes it jump straight into GRUB. I don’t want to risk black screens or other strange problems when installing Ubuntu here either. Maybe microsoft is trying to push 10 more aggressively? I can't say why... *they're clearly collecting data with their spyware*