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.
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