Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:08:50 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless Problems Message-ID: <200312172208.50011.racerx@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20031217160415.BC9BB5D08@ptavv.es.net> References: <20031217160415.BC9BB5D08@ptavv.es.net>
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On Wednesday 17 December 2003 10:04 am, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:25:22 +1100 (EST) > > From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Darryl=20Barlow?= <darrylb_au44@yahoo.com.au> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > > Sorry to post about a problem with a desktop machine > > but I may have more luck here given the problem is a > > cardbus one. I have installed FreeBSD on a Desktop > > Machine with a TI 1410 PCI Cardbus Bridge and an Avaya > > Silver Wireless Network Card. > > > > The card connects perfectly to a D-Link Access Point > > in Debian and even in Windows XP. However, in FreeBSD > > there is "no carrier" no matter what I seem to try. > > Troubleshooting help would be much appreciated. > > > > Device seems to come up with: > > > > ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.4.8 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > ssid HOME wepmode ON > > wepkey 1234567890 > > Exactly how are you specifying the WEP key? Is it an ASCII string or a > hex value? If it's a hex value, it needs to be entered as 0xnnnnnnn. If > it's an ASCII string, it is entered as a quoted string, but there have > been many issues with interoperability of ASCII strings and it is > better from both an operational and security perspective to use a random > hexadecimal numeric key. (I use /dev/random to generate my WEP keys.) Could you please show me an example of a 128 bit wep? Best regards, Chris
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