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Subject: Re: prism2 128 bit wep keys?
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Peter Radcliffe wrote:

>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.
>

You're quite right. But in this case it is indeed hex both places (I get 
my WEP keys from hexdump < /dev/random).



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