Thomas Dodd wrote: > > > My point was, WEP provides no security. If you need security, > implement something, other wise just go without WEP. It only slows the > connection. Not totally correct. Yes, it's easy to crack, and there are good tools available to do just that. But if all you need or want to do is stop the casual wireless user, it's enough, it's simple to use, and it's well supported. There's also a legal difference between listening in on a message that's broadcast in the clear, and one that is encrypted, even badly, if I remember right. But you're absolutely correct in saying that if you want real security, WEP is worse than useless: it gives the appearance of security without the substance of it. > >> I'm assuming it's a script problem, since I have established that >> entering the iwconfig eth1 key 's:xxxxx' format works fine. I'm >> trying to trace through RedHat's munged versions of the Wireless >> Tools scripts, but still have not emerged from that rabbit hole. > > > Probably, but it works with other cards right? No idea, since I don't have any non-Orinoco PCMCIA cards handy. But I'd actually be a little surprised if anything else worked, since there is very little in the scripts that would treat it different than anything other card (and Orinoco works fine with WEP on 8.0, just not via the Redhat scripts). > > > -Thomas > > -- Rob Thorne Chief Technical Officer Torenware Networks -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
