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

[David McGlone]

On Saturday 04 April 2009 5:17:41 pm Uwe Brauer wrote:
> 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!!!

yeah it is odd. I never thought to try that.