On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:31:28PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > see as a conflict in configuration. The router reports that it has an > encryption key, but that the security mode is open. I find that pretty > strange. ... > > Encryption key:5848-6332-43 Security mode:open that's the authentication. 'open' is better - see eg.: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a00805e8297.shtml -- paolo