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Date:      Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:10:30 -0500
From:      Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: prism2 128 bit wep keys?
Message-ID:  <20011119181030.A9115@pir.net>
In-Reply-To: <200111192152.fAJLqe927719@medusa.kfu.com>; from nsayer@quack.kfu.com on Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:52:40PM -0800
References:  <200111192152.fAJLqe927719@medusa.kfu.com>

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nsayer@quack.kfu.com probably said:
> I just obtained a Linksys 802.11b access point. I previously was
> using an Apple Airport. 64 bit (40 bit, really) WEP keys work, but
> 128 bit (104 bit, really) keys don't with the wi driver using my
> Netgear MA401.

> I'm not quite sure whether to blame the access point or the FreeBSD
> driver.
> 
> Has anyone seen 128 bit keys working on prism2 wi cards under FreeBSD?

Not personally, I use lucent or cisco client cards, but one thing to
note is that different company's text representations (passphrases) of
keys do not agree. Whenever I have key problems the first thing I
check is that the key is entered in hex at both ends.

P.

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