From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 3 22:28:10 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 7718B16A4CE for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 22:28:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (Odin.AC.HMC.Edu [134.173.32.75]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D13A43D39 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 22:28:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brdavis@odin.ac.hmc.edu) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id iB3MTi7f008007; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:29:44 -0800 Received: (from brdavis@localhost) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0/Submit) id iB3MTiK0008005; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:29:44 -0800 Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:29:44 -0800 From: Brooks Davis To: Kiffin Gish Message-ID: <20041203222944.GF20457@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20041203203353.GE20457@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <004d01c4d977$a2e7eaa0$9900000a@ZGISH> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="9ADF8FXzFeE7X4jE" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <004d01c4d977$a2e7eaa0$9900000a@ZGISH> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on odin.ac.hmc.edu cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wi0 values like Wepkey etc... 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: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 22:28:10 -0000 --9ADF8FXzFeE7X4jE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [Please don't top-post.] On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 09:35:32PM +0100, Kiffin Gish wrote: > On my wireless LAN though I have it set to ASCII 1234 so does that mean t= he > syntax is "wepkey 1234" then? Yes. -- Brooks > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brooks Davis [mailto:brooks@one-eyed-alien.net] > > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 21:34 > > To: Kiffin Gish > > Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: wi0 values like Wepkey etc... > >=20 > > On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 09:27:54PM +0100, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > > I decided to dump Windows for good and installed FreeBSD on my laptop. > > That > > > makes me happy, but I cannot for the life of me connect to the Intern= et > > via > > > my Dell TrueMobile PCMCIA-card. > > > > > > I use this: > > > > > > ifconfig wi0 ssis my_ssid wepmode on wepkey 0x12345. > > > > > > I have set the SSID and can see that it works, but what is the syntax= of > > > wepkey 0x12345? If my key is 12345 (decimal) do I use 0x12345, the he= x- > > value > > > e.g. 0x3039, or just wepkey 12345? > > > > > > Nothing seems to work. Is there something I am missing? > >=20 > > If the first two characters are 0x then the entry is in HEX (0x12345 is > > invalid). Otherwise it's an ASCII string. A wep key of the decimal > > number 12345 is entierly non-sensical. > >=20 > > -- Brooks > >=20 > > -- > > Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. > > PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --9ADF8FXzFeE7X4jE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBsOjXXY6L6fI4GtQRApQ7AJ4z64CjsiawtzzsmdnkmSt4EknLOQCgjDr6 pmu1EPVl3+wYSmFyaH0Usk8= =8E9P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9ADF8FXzFeE7X4jE--