Re: airport and encryption
On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 00:02, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> > Base Station
> > Firmware Version: V3.84
> > Wireless Channel: 11
> > Wireless Security: 40 bit WEP
> > Public (WAN) IP Adress: 10.1.12.69
>
>
>
> > Airport Card: I just updated it with Apple's Software Update utility
> > today.
> >
> >
>
> > # iwconfig
> >
> > eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"wnet" Nickname:"HERMES I"
> > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462GHz Access Point:
> > 01:02:03:04:05:06
> > Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3
> > Retry limit:4 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:2347 B
> > Encryption key:xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xx
>
> this key looks too long to be 40bit wep.
>
> > Power Management:off
> > Link Quality=38/92 Signal level=-59 dBm Noise level=-97 dBm
> > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:12 Rx invalid frag:0
> > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> >
> >
> >
> > The network is a 10.1.0.0/16
> >
> > interfaces
> >
> > # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
> > # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
> >
> > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
> >
> > # The loopback interface
> > auto lo
> > iface lo inet loopback
> >
> > # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
> > installation
> > # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)
> > #auto eth0
> > auto eth1
> > iface eth0 inet static
> > name H-Static
> > address 10.1.12.1
> > netmask 255.255.0.0
> > network 10.1.0.0
> > broadcast 10.1.255.255
> > gateway 10.1.100.1
> >
> >
> > iface eth1 inet static
> > address 10.1.12.20
> > netmask 255.255.0.0
> > gateway 10.1.12.69
> > name Wireless LAN card
> > wireless_essid wnet
> > wireless-key xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
>
> i use wireless_key
>
> i think the problem may be getting the key from the mac config utitily
>
> but by the look of things the wireless key about is too long
Hmmmm. If that is the case and that was given automaticly when I do a
iwconfig. I am understanding more of the key but that hex key I have no
idea where that came from. Do I trunkcate it for 40 or do I have to get
another one?
-Adam
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