Robert P. J. Day wrote: >> > wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"xxxxxxx" >> > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: >> > Not-Associated Tx-Power=27 dBm >> > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B >> > Encryption key:3431-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx >> > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 >> > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> > where the ESSID is correct and the key is the ASCII representation of >> > the 10-digit WEP key, which is precisely what can be read from the >> > linksys wireless security page. >> >> That looks longer than 10-digits to me...? Anyway, please re-check >> the WEP key just to be sure. You might also ensure that the key is >> configured as a hex value at the router, and not as a passphrase. >> Just because it looks like hex doesn't mean it is being treated >> that way. > > i thought it looked curious as well, but it's apparently just the > "ASCII" rep of the actual 10-digit numeric WEP key: > > '34' = 4 > '31' = 1 > > which are the first 2 digits of the WEP key. is iwconfig *supposed* > to print the WEP key that way? I don't think so. I get ------------------------------- eth1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"dd-wrt" Nickname:"mary.gayleard.com" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:16:B6:DA:56:B4 Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Sensitivity:1/3 Retry limit:4 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:0000-0000-00 Security mode:open Power Management:off Link Quality=47/92 Signal level=-51 dBm Noise level=-99 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:7 Tx excessive retries:1 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ------------------------------- when I try a rather simple 10-digit WEP key. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list