Dapper -- Any way to configure WEP encryption using a passphrase rather than key?

[Tod Merley]

Hi Miles!

What comes to mind is to script the key entry as part of the network setup.
That would be a hack.  It would probably be good to encrypt the key for
safety.

NM appears on forums with problems expected for its .6 numbering.  It is not
ready for prime time I think but I agree it is a wonderful idea.

Would love to hear how you solve it and how you fare with NM.

Thanks!

Tod


On 3/15/06, Miles Lane <miles.lane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> With Fedora Core running NetworkManager, I get prompted for a passphrase
> for a new WEP connection.  I have a Linksys AP.  When I set up the access
> point, I entered "sometext" as my passphrase and this caused a hex key
> to be generated.  When I enter the passprase into NetworkManager,
> it successfully connects to the AP.  In other words, I don't need to enter
> the entire hex key string.
>
> When I installed from the latest Dapper Flight CD, I couldn't get the
> network
> to configure, because I didn't have the hex key written down.  This was a
> big
> bother.  Likewise, Network Monitor (the network management applet) seems
> incapable of configuring my connection without the hex key.  I tried
> specifying
> an ascii string, but it appears that the ascii key is different from
> the passphrase.
> This difference is not mentioned in the instructions, IIRC. Confusing.
>
> Anyhow, I would love to not have to remember the hex string.  Is there any
> way to get this working, or must I install NetworkManager.
>
> By the way, this is another compelling reason to make NM a part of the
> Dapper
> release.
>
> Thanks,
>      Miles
>
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