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From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: 128bit WEP keys and ifconfig
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:52:47PM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:35:18PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> > 
> > 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.
> 

Thanks, Brooks.  Netgear's docs aren't the greatest.  It
wasn't clear whether the string was ascii or hex, (it was
given without the 0x prefix).

-- 
Steve