From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 27 00:57:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FC5C16A4CE for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:57:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from gidgate.gid.co.uk (gid.co.uk [194.32.164.225]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F35C643D2F for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:57:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: (from rb@localhost) by gidgate.gid.co.uk (8.11.7/8.11.6) id i0R8vXl93878; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:57:33 GMT (envelope-from rb) Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.2.20040127085609.0412bd30@gid.co.uk> X-Sender: rbmail@gid.co.uk (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.1.1 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:56:14 +0000 To: Alex Wilkinson From: Bob Bishop Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using WEP with MacOSX[client] and FreeBSD[WAP] X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:57:40 -0000 At 06:41 27/1/04, you wrote: >NOTE: please CC me as I am not subscribed to the list. > >Hi all, > >I have set up a FreeBSD -CURRENT box as a WAP sucessfully. I am now in the >process of setting up WEP. > >I have successfully turned on WEP on the WAP with: > >ifconfig_wi0="ssid doubt_it wepmode on wepkey 0x032ED30A31CD97041DCE535047 >channel 11 media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap up stationname 'FreeBSD_AP'" > >This seems to work fine. > >However, the problem is trying to get my MacOSX powerbook to log into the >network with a WEP password i.e. The password keeps getting rejected. > >I'm acutally typing in the hex number prefixed with a $. As recommended by: > >http://www.atpm.com/8.04/wifi.shtml > >Has anyone had any experience on connecting MacOSX to a FreeBSD WAP with >WEP enabled ? Yes. I think you should put in just 032ED30A31CD97041DCE535047 >If so could you please shine some on light on how to get my WEP password >accepted on the MacOSX side. > >Thanks > >- Alex > >p.s Yes I know WEP is crackable. It is my 1st layer of security. > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 977 4017 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 989 4254