Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:49:17 +1300 From: Andrew Thompson <andy@fud.org.nz> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 128bit WEP keys and ifconfig Message-ID: <20041117004917.GC24087@thingy.tbd.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <20041117003518.GA47238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20041117003518.GA47238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:35:18PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > I'm trying to set up my wireless NIC (Netgear WG511) to > connect to the internet through my wireless route (Netgear > WGR614). When I set up the router, I choose the 128-bit > WEP key feature. To my chagrin, Windows XP works well > with the WG511, but I prefer FreeBSD. I tried to give > my WEP key to ifconfig, which does not work. > > %ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.0.3 broadcast 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid YADA channel 11 wepmode on > wepkey abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz > The wep key should be hex, not ascii. -- Andrew
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