Re: [NTLK] What the h...(Wireless:WEP vs NOT) help, please....

From: Berthe M. Willumsen (bmw_at_biobase.dk)
Date: Sun Feb 22 2004 - 07:53:22 PST


Well, the Newtons driver as far as I can see uses either the string
or the hex. So if I put in the hex, it should be fine.... no?
What I remember was that for 40 it has to be excactly 5 and for 128 8
- or was it 13? characters long for PC's to use the pasword rather
than the hex.
Berthe

>You know, I seem to recall when I was going through a similar exercise,
>that you needed to specify a password of a particular length when using
>40-bit...check in your Airport Admin Utility.
>
>- Dave
>
>On Feb 20, 2004, at 9:58 AM, Berthe M. Willumsen wrote:
>
>> I really want to understand why 128 WEP and no WEP will give
> > connection but 40 will not?

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Berthe
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