Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:52:47 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 128bit WEP keys and ifconfig Message-ID: <20041117005247.GB13628@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20041117003518.GA47238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20041117003518.GA47238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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--XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. >=20 > %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 >=20 > ndis0: set wepkey failed: 19 > ndis0: set wepkey failed: 19 > ifconfig: string too long > ndis0: set wepkey failed: 19 >=20 > Other than using a 64-bit key, is there some way to > force FreeBSD to work? 128-bit WEP actually uses 104-bits of key material which corresponds to 13 ASCII characters or a 26-digit hex key. Shorter, zero-padded keys will work, but you appear to be using something longer. -- 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 --XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBmqCfXY6L6fI4GtQRApycAKCc/GieFBuld8rpJqGT0hrVi2JilwCdGFgx fjNLL5ygHbpPOLGqXbDyYKw= =chYF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw--
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