[Tfug] hex wep key

Gordon Zaft gordonzaft at yahoo.com
Mon May 10 15:55:39 MST 2004


--- Jim Smith <elemint at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> I am trying to conigure a Debian box to access an
> actiontec GT701 DSL Gateway/AP and when I configure
> the ActionTec GT701 for a 128 bit hex key the AP
> will not acccept the key.
> 
> It is noted in the manual that the 128 bit key is 13
> hex pairs.  I have done that several times but every
> time it is reported as not being a good key.

 Umm, last time I checked, a hex digit is 4 bits, so
you would need 128/4 or 32 hex digits for a 128 bit
key.



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Gordon Zaft
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