Hi, here is my broken WEP hostname.ural0 file: media DS11 mode 11b nwkey testpassword9 inet 10.0.1.5 255.255.255.0 10.0.1.255
my working hostname.ural0 file is : $ cat /etc/hostname.ural0 media DS11 mode 11b inet 10.0.1.5 255.255.255.0 10.0.1.255 i've tried with Hex keys as well and no dice. Can anyone share any success stories? Cheers, James > On 5/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Unencrypted works > well with the Base Station or if you prefer AP. I can > >> connect at 54Mbps and lower. When i enable the WEP key on the base >> station >> and run ifconfig the status line says No Network. I've tried many >> different combinations of settings such as specifiying the channel, >> BSSID >> and nwid when connecting. The result is always that my network >> connection >> is not active. Do i need to enable some cryptographic support in the OS? >> I'm running a brand new install and am definitely a neophyte still. > > > From what you've described, it sounds like you're forgetting to specify > the > wep key on the openbsd machine. This is the relevant portion from the > ifconfig man page: > > nwkey key (IEEE 802.11 devices only) Enable WEP encryption for > IEEE > 802.11-based wireless network interfaces using the > speci- > fied key. The key can either be a string, a series > of > hexadecimal digits (preceded by `0x'), or a set of > keys > of the form ``n:k1,k2,k3,k4'' where `n' specifies > which > of the keys will be used for transmitted packets, and > the > four keys, ``k1'' through ``k4'', are configured as > WEP > keys. If a set of keys is specified, a comma (`,') > with- > in the key must be escaped with a backslash. Note > that > if multiple keys are used, their order must be the > same > within the network. For IEEE 802.11 wireless > networks, > the length of each key is restricted to 40 bits, i.e. > a > 5-character string or 10 hexadecimal digits. Wave- > LAN/IEEE Gold and newer Prism cards will also accept > a > 104-bit (13-character) key
