Re: wireless-tools and WEP passphrases

2006-05-27 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Laurent CARON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.05.24.0631 -0500]: > converting ascii to hex keys is not really a standardized thing. so why do all APs and Windows all do it one and the same way? And why doesn't Linux do it that way? -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read th

Re: wireless-tools and WEP passphrases

2006-05-24 Thread Laurent CARON
martin f krafft wrote: Dear all, multiple times I have already run into a problem with WEP keys when trying to connect a Linux machine to a WEP-enabled network. The problem only occurs if I enter the passphrase in ASCII mode; if I enter the hexadecimal digits straight from the AP's configuration

wireless-tools and WEP passphrases

2006-05-23 Thread martin f krafft
Dear all, multiple times I have already run into a problem with WEP keys when trying to connect a Linux machine to a WEP-enabled network. The problem only occurs if I enter the passphrase in ASCII mode; if I enter the hexadecimal digits straight from the AP's configuration point, it'll work just f