Re: 8B2A Set Encode Error - Anyone??

[Chris Swanson <chrisjswanson@gmail.com>]

> >> I have been trying to figure this one out for a long time now.  When
> >> using 'iwconfig' to enable the WEP key for my wireless adapter, I get
> >> the following:
> >>
> >> 8B2A (Set Encode) - Operation not Supported
> >>
> >> Does anyone know what causes this message?  I found by searching
> >> google that it is a common problem but I have not found a working
> >> solution yet.
> >>
> >> I use ndis-wrapper, I tried their mailing list a while ago and never
> >> heard back from them.  Not sure if this issue has to do with
> >> ndis-wrapper, or some missing kernel option/module, or something else
> >> entirely...
> >>
> >> Any help/advice would be hugely appreciated.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >
> >What commands are you executing? And, are you executing them as root?
> >
> Yes, I am running as root.  Sorry, I was incorrect in my first post,
> it is "Invalid Argument", instead of "Operation not Supported". (see
> below)
> 
> Here are some output examples of what I am trying to do:
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# iwlist encryption
> lo        no encryption keys information.
> 
> eth0      no encryption keys information.
> 
> wlan0     2 key sizes : 40, 104bits
>           4 keys available :
>                 [1]: off
>                 [2]: off
>                 [3]: off
>                 [4]: off
>           Current Transmit Key: [0]
>           Security mode:restricted
> 
> 
> sit0      no encryption keys information.
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# iwconfig wlan0 key 0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-00
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# iwconfig wlan0 key 00000000000000000000000000
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# iwconfig wlan0 enc 00000000000000000000000000
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# ndiswrapper -l
> Installed ndis drivers:
> wg311v2 driver present, hardware present
> 
> [root@localhost chris]# lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> vfat                   14785  1
> fat                    46177  1 vfat
> ndiswrapper           116396  0
> [cut]

Sorry if the last post wasn't very descriptive...

In short what I am trying is:

# iwconfig wlan0 key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

and it gives me this error:

Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument

Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks
Chris