Bill Smithem wrote:
sstengler(a)covad.net wrote:
> Try entering the WEP with an "0x" in the front - ie., 0xhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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> wher the 'h's are your WEP key...
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> Sam Stengler
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> Anthony Presley <anthony(a)resolution.com> said:
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>> Hi All --
>>
>> I recently picked up an eMachine 6805, and got it up and running FC2,
>> using the 64-bit version of the OS. Overall, it's not bad.
>>
>> I realize that the Broadcom 802.11g chip is a LONG way from being
>> supported, at all (any change in this?), so I went out a picked up a
>> Netgear WG511, 802.11g. This card uses the prism54 module / driver, and
>> works VERY well if I do not use WEP.
>>
>> However, if I'm using WEP, it doesn't work at all. It cannot fetch an
>> IP address, or anything. The hex key is being stored in
>> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/keys-eth1, in the format:
>> KEY=s:XXXXXXXXXXXXX
I've never gotten ASCII strings to work like that, but got around it
like so:
Bring down the interface
run iwconfig eth1 key s:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Bring up the interface.
Run iwconfig again and check out the HEX value your key represents and
write it down or print it out.
Then use KEY=<HEX VALUE YOU FOUND>
Only way I ever got it to work.
Regards,
Ed.