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 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
