Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:30:53 GMT From: Anthony Rogers <anthony.j.rogers@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/82187: typo in ifconfig(8) man file - wepkey hex syntax Message-ID: <200506130730.j5D7UriQ038478@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200506130740.j5D7eCAO021516@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 82187
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: typo in ifconfig(8) man file - wepkey hex syntax
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jun 13 07:40:11 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Anthony Rogers
>Release: i386 5.4-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
Acidalia# uname -a
FreeBSD Acidalia.inamberclad.org 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
under the 'wepkey' section of the 'ifconfig(8)' man page, it states:
wepkey key|index:key
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the selected WEP key.
If an index is not given, key 1 is set. A WEP key will be either
5 or 13 characters (40 or 104 bits) depending of the local net-
work and the capabilities of the adaptor. It may be specified either as a plain string or as a string of hexadecimal digits
proceeded by `0x'. For maximum portability, hex keys are recommended;..."
when a 40-bit hex key is proceeded by 0x then a given hex key will be:
aaaaaaaaaa0x
which is then treated by ifconfig as a 108-bit ascii key and not recognised by the router/wap
>How-To-Repeat:
outlined above in 'Full Description'
>Fix:
change the word 'proceeded' to 'preceeded'
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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