From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 4 18:29:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CC1F16A4CE for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:29:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailserv1.neuroflux.com (ns2.neuroflux.com [204.228.228.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0D4143D53 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:29:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryans@gamersimpact.com) Received: (qmail 86774 invoked by uid 89); 4 Feb 2005 18:27:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO www2.neuroflux.com) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 4 Feb 2005 18:27:09 -0000 Received: from 208.4.77.203 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ryans@gamersimpact.com); by www2.neuroflux.com with HTTP; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:27:09 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <52857.208.4.77.203.1107541629.squirrel@208.4.77.203> In-Reply-To: <4203AC57.5000708@errno.com> References: <63285.65.27.85.163.1107049410.squirrel@65.27.85.163> <41FC561C.3080505@errno.com> <41FEF40A.70006@gamersimpact.com> <1107387525.979.7.camel@RabbitsDen> <0502042321154.16397@www.mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw> <64317.208.4.77.203.1107533389.squirrel@208.4.77.203> <4203AC57.5000708@errno.com> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:27:09 -0700 (MST) From: "Ryan Sommers" To: "Sam Leffler" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WEP Encryption Changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:29:57 -0000 Sam Leffler said: > Ryan Sommers wrote: >> Tai-hwa Liang said: >> Setting weptxkey worked. Setting the default didn't or at least it >> didn't >> the number of times I tried setting it. > > I don't know what "the default" is. If you do > Sorry, should have been more specific. By default I meant the deftxkey opt wi0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255 ether 00:02:2d:84:22:18 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/2Mbps) status: no carrier ssid RightHere stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node" authmode OPEN privacy OFF _deftxkey 1_ txpowmax 100 (root@lilshadow)~: What is odd is the ifconfig options using 'deftxkey' looks the same as using 'weptxkey'. However, from my attempts to use deftxkey it doesn't have the same underlying effect on the encrption. I tried a few times to use this option to set my Tx key but it never seemed to work. Then when I tried using weptxkey it worked the first time. Now, that isn't to say they don't have the same outcome. My wireless card seems to have a few quirks that pop up every now and then, especially if you do a lot of settings changing, and deftxkey not working might have been one of those times. > error prone. Unfortunately I missed adding this to UPDATING and have > yet to update the various manual pages because some of this code is > still a bit fluid. I will add it to my TODO list. > >> It's not really a big deal, I just couldn't figure out why my wireless stopped working after an update. If you'd like, give me a list of the manpages that need updating and I'll see what I can get done this weekend, I'll have some extra time between doing builds for a new mailserver. I just found it somewhat counter-intuitive that doing: ifconfig wi0 ssid RightHere wepkey 0x1234567890 wepmode on didn't get wireless up and working like it did before. Having to add a 'weptxkey 1' seems redundant if I only enter a single key. But that's just my opinion. > Try nwkey. I'll have a look at it, thanks! -- Ryan Sommers ryans@gamersimpact.com