Colleges and universities have got a big problem: how to bake a wireless network as good as Mom's. The problem is that enterprise wireless networks "tend to be a little more finicky" than the home ones. While the home devices are plug-and-play, enterprise networks force IT departments to manage client issues such as drivers and settings. It's a problem, furthermore, that vendors have not fully solved--no matter what some may say. So, with students showing up with expectations of ubiquitous wireless, schools are scrambling to implement a variety of strategies to give them what they want. This article looks at the six biggest challenges to providing a reliable wireless network on campus--and how schools are addressing them: (1) access point placement; (2) identity management; (3) network security; (4) rogue networks; (5) privacy protection; and (6) lost connections.