>> I have been trying to figure this one out for a long time now. When
>> using 'iwconfig' to enable the WEP key for my wireless adapter, I get
>> the following:
>>
>> 8B2A (Set Encode) - Operation not Supported
>>
>> Does anyone know what causes this message? I found by searching
>> google that it is a common problem but I have not found a working
>> solution yet.
>>
>> I use ndis-wrapper, I tried their mailing list a while ago and never
>> heard back from them. Not sure if this issue has to do with
>> ndis-wrapper, or some missing kernel option/module, or something else
>> entirely...
>>
>> Any help/advice would be hugely appreciated.
>>
>> Chris
>
>What commands are you executing? And, are you executing them as root?
>
Yes, I am running as root. Sorry, I was incorrect in my first post,
it is "Invalid Argument", instead of "Operation not Supported". (see
below)
Here are some output examples of what I am trying to do:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# iwlist encryption
lo no encryption keys information.
eth0 no encryption keys information.
wlan0 2 key sizes : 40, 104bits
4 keys available :
[1]: off
[2]: off
[3]: off
[4]: off
Current Transmit Key: [0]
Security mode:restricted
sit0 no encryption keys information.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# iwconfig wlan0 key 0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-00
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# iwconfig wlan0 key 00000000000000000000000000
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# iwconfig wlan0 enc 00000000000000000000000000
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
wg311v2 driver present, hardware present
[EMAIL PROTECTED] chris]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 14785 1
fat 46177 1 vfat
ndiswrapper 116396 0
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