radish;308261 Wrote: 
> You're not - 63 ascii chars is considerably *more* data than 64 hex
> chars (504 vs 256 bits). If you use an ascii passphrase (it's not
> actually a key) the 256 bit key is generated for you based on that plus
> the SSID using a hashing function.
> 
> See:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access#Security_in_pre-shared_key_mode

So actually, 63 ascii characters is not more data because after all is
said and done, the phrase is reduced (via hash etc) to 256 bits.

If I can enter the 256 bits directly (via 64 hex characters), what's
the difference?

The problem I'm having is I can't enter the 64 hex characters via the
remote on Transporter, so the Transporter cannot connect to my wireless
network.

And yet, my SqueezeBox can... and Transporter used to... so the
hardware is certainly capable of it.

What's changed? SqueezeCenter version is now 7.1, running on Linux
Fedora 9.
When it did work, it was Fedora 8 and SC 7.0.

I can't go back to SC 7.0 because it won't run on Fedora 9.


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