Try entering the WEP with an "0x" in the front - ie.,
0xhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
wher the 'h's are your WEP key...
Sam Stengler
Anthony Presley <anthony(a)resolution.com> said:
>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 tried with several different keys (always key 1 on the router), and
>two different routers / access points / firewalls. Under Windows, this
>same card has no problems.
>
>Is WEP working with prism54? What about on the 64-bit kernel?
>
>What else am I missing?
>
>--Anthony
>
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I believe that should be something like (no it's not my actual key):
KEY=ffb8439746e33ad722d1572efa
Bill