Clark Martin wrote:
No, I'm talking about ASCII to Binary. When you enter an ASCII string for the WEP key there is a certain algorithm that is used to convert from the ASCII string to the 40/64/128 BINARY bits that are used internally for the encryption key. That translation is NOT part of the WEP standard and was implemented differently by each manufacturer.
I think we are talking about two different things here. There is the "enter some text and I'll invent you some keys" option on a lot of WEP based devices, but you can also enter the 4 keys in ASCII *or* HEX. When entering the *keys* it uses a standard ASCII to HEX conversion. I've used countless different routers and cards/devices using 40/60 and 128bit encryption and so long as the option was there to enter the key in Plain text (ASCII) it worked just fine. TBH, if you were trying to be secure, you didn't use the idiotic key creation option anyway and used a custom key for each of the 4 slots.
-- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
