Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:00:36 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 128bit WEP keys and ifconfig Message-ID: <20041117010036.GA47474@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20041117005247.GB13628@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20041117003518.GA47238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20041117005247.GB13628@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:52:47PM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:35:18PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > > Other than using a 64-bit key, is there some way to > > force FreeBSD to work? > > 128-bit WEP actually uses 104-bits of key material which corresponds to > 13 ASCII characters or a 26-digit hex key. Shorter, zero-padded keys > will work, but you appear to be using something longer. > Thanks, Brooks. Netgear's docs aren't the greatest. It wasn't clear whether the string was ascii or hex, (it was given without the 0x prefix). -- Steve
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