solved sort off: Re: 8.04, cant't connect to wireless net with WEP key

[Uwe Brauer]

Mark Greenwood wrote:
> On Saturday 04 April 2009 00:27:42 Uwe Brauer wrote:
>> Mark Greenwood wrote:
>>> On Friday 03 April 2009 23:04:59 Uwe Brauer wrote:
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> this is odd. I can connect to every open wireless net, I even can 
>>>> connect to wireless net using WPA 2 keys.
>>>>
>>>> But I tried to connect to a network with WEP enabled and finally the 
>>>> connection gets refused.
>>>>
>>>> I can perfectly connect using MS XP, so I am wondering that may be 
>>>> knetworkmanager does not transmit the key undamaged.
>>>>
>>>> Or can somebody point me out how to connect to a wireless net with
>>>> WEP using other tools than knetworkmanager.
>>>>
>>>> no nm-applet does not work neither.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Uwe Brauer
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'm not using 8.04, but I spent literally hours and hours trying to get my wireless to work on 9.04 until I noticed a setting in networkmanager - "Key Type" was set to 'passphrase' by default. I changed it to 'Hex Key' and, since I'd been entering my Hex Key, it suddenly started working. D'Oh! :)
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>> Hm I must ask a very silly question, suppose the key is is set to HEX
>> but the passwd is
>> MyHexPa55w0rd
>>
>> shall I then type MyHexPa55w0rd or the
>> hex aquivalent of MyHexPa55w0rd which might be
>> 4d 79 48 65 78 50 61 35 35 77 30 72 64
>>
>>
>> Uwe
>>
>>
> If your key is 'MyHexPa55w0rd' then that is a passphrase, not a hex key.. :) In which case you would need to set Key Type to 'Passphrase'.
> 
> I've only ever used Hex Keys - my router gives me the option of a 10-digit hex key (eg 01 23 45 AB CD) or a Passphrase (eg MyHexPa55w0rd). I always use the 10 digit Hex Key because I've always had trouble with getting Passphrases to work.
> 
> What happens 'behind the scenes' when you use a passphrase is that some algorithm turns it into a hex key anyway. 
> 
> Mark
> 
well, I solved the issue. Surprise

when i type the passphrase I have to select
WEP 40/104-bit HEX

not WEP passphrase

not WEP 40/104-bit ASCII

however I type the passphrase MyHexPa55w0rd not the HEX key!!!

very odd.

Uwe