Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:40:38 -0500 From: Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wep encryption. Message-ID: <buvod8$1g8$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <20040125054654.89624.qmail@web60507.mail.yahoo.com> <200401250117.33292.kellers@njit.edu>
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T Kellers wrote: > On Sunday 25 January 2004 12:46 am, James A. Feister wrote: >> How would I use ifconfig with a 128bit hex wep key? >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! >> http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > ifconfig [your interface here] nwkey [your key here] > > I think wep 128 bit encryption keys are typically 13 characters long Mine is 26 characters long in hex. You'll most likely have to use the hex version if you want to use your key with different operating systems or commercial APs. The "text" keys are all converted to hex differently by different companies/Operating Systems. I do it like this: ifconfig wi0 ssid FreeBSD wepmode on wepkey 0xAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA And I think 128 bit encryption is really just 104 bit encryption: wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 [...] wepkey 1:104-bit -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net
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