<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> In Ubuntu 10.04 when you connect to a wireless network with encryption you could select the security type, however on 12.10 and variants (except kde) this is no longer there and you have to type a hexadecimal key, just like on windows, i always used pass phrase since i can actually remember that i realize the option was probably removed to not confuse windows users, thus making the ui conform to a windows standard, but this is not windows so why not make it better than windows <div class="vbclean_msgtext" id="post_message_12486608"><img alt="" src="cid:part1.00040601.01090902@gmail.com" height="301" width="501"> Almost every single DE only lets you use the hexadecimal key now, that was one of my favorite things on linux, i don't have to type a 64/128 digit hex key, i can just use my 12 character pass-phrase windows, gnome 3, mate, xfce 4, cinnamon, and unity all make you type a long key that nobody can remember the kde desktop may be the only exception to this, i have not checked lubuntu, but i expect it to be the same as xubunu in that respect on xfce i can click connect then cancel and go to edit connections and use my pass phrase from there, i just tried gnome and i can't seem to do that from my router (running tomato firmware): <img alt="" src="cid:part2.08060502.04000200@gmail.com" height="210" width="541"> </div> </body> </html>