On Jun 9, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Don Russell wrote:
> Well, I'm actually using a 64 hex digit key (which is 256 bits).  
> That's
> 32 BYTES.
>
> There seems to be some confusion over "keys" and "pass phrases"... the
> KEY is actually 256 bits (32 bytes, each byte with a decimal value of
> 0-255).
>
> A pass phrase on the other hand is ascii text (each byte with a  
> decimal
> value of 32-127) The phrase is then "hashed/encrypted/manipulated" to
> produce the *key*.
Yes, sorry for the sloppy description. You are correct.

> What I'm trying to avoid is reconfiguring the rest of my wireless
> devices (including SqueezeBox)... If I change the key, I have to  
> change
> it for everything that uses it.
>
> Since SqueezeBox is working fine, I expected Transporter to as well.
> :-)
Me too.  The code for this section is exactly the same on the  
Squeezebox and the Transporter, so I'm at a loss to explain your  
problem.

> And SlimServer did.. and I think an earlier version of SC did as well
> (or maybe the key was already set up and changing from SS to SC didn't
> affect that part.
> Something changed in the TP firmware and wasn't caught during
> regression testing.

This is the confusing part.  They should be identical in this regard,  
both accepting the same form of passphrase for WPA.

-dean

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