[Tfug] Re: hex wep key

Tue May 11 09:19:58 MST 2004

> BTW: have you tried connecting with no wep and with 64 bit jut to make sure
> those are working?

I can connect with a 64 bit key and that works find and I entered that on the actiontec config page with spaces between the hex pairs.

> matter at all. For debugging purposes only, you might want to just use all
> zeros or an ascending number sequence so it is easier to avoid typos
> between the AP and the debian box. This way you can easily ensure the AP
> and box are set to the same key.

So for a hex key I could just enter 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 and that should work? 

Or basically anything like this would also work?

00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 00 11 22

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy D. Rogers" <jdrogers at optics.arizona.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 09:12:42 -0700 (MST)
To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
Subject: Re[2]: [Tfug] Re: hex wep key

> 
> The number of digits sounds right and the way you generate them should not
> matter at all. For debugging purposes only, you might want to just use all
> zeros or an ascending number sequence so it is easier to avoid typos
> between the AP and the debian box. This way you can easily ensure the AP
> and box are set to the same key. Also some programs expect different
> formats for the keys (iwconfig vs kwifimanager, etc) so you may want to try
> no spaces at all as well as colons in addition to what you already tried.
> Finally, both AP and box (at least mine) can store multiple keys (i.e key
> 1, key 2, key 3, and key 4), so make sure both are looking at the same key.
> 
> BTW: have you tried connecting with no wep and with 64 bit jut to make sure
> those are working?
> 
> Good luck,
> JDR
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 12 May 2004 00:01:36 +0800 Jim Smith <elemint at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> 
> JS> In the user manual for the actiontec GT701 located at
> JS> http://www.qwest.com/internet/downloads/gt701-wgusermanual.pdf
> JS> 
> JS> It says that I need 13 hex pairs and it list an example, and my key is
> JS> the same amount of digits long, so I am not sure what the problem is.
> JS> 
> JS> For the 64 bit key I use spaces beteen the hex pairs and that works, I
> JS> believe I have tried "-"'s as well, any suggestions?  Is there a
> JS> better way to create these 13 hex pairs then just a scientific
> JS> calculator; like a hex generator I fould one but the output when
> JS> entered into the actiontec was not accepted as a good key either.  
> JS> 
> JS> Jim
> JS> 
> JS> 
> JS> 
> JS> ----- Original Message -----
> JS> From: Robert J Hunter <rhunter at U.Arizona.EDU>
> JS> Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 08:07:23 -0700
> JS> To: tfug at tfug.org
> JS> Subject: [Tfug] Re: hex wep key
> JS> 
> JS> > I don't know why your AP won't parse your key.  Your algorithm for
> JS> > generating the key is correct,  although unnecessarily restrictive: 
> JS> A
> JS> > hex pair contains 8 bits, with ranges from 0-255 in decimal.
> JS> > By converting 2-digit decimals to hex you are losing (over half) of
> JS> > the possible values.
> JS> > 
> JS> > Also, someone pointed out that 13 hex pairs does not sum to 128 bits.
> JS> > The reason is that there is a 24-bit "initialization vector" included
> JS> > in the 128 bits, leaving only 104 bits for the actual key.
> JS> > 
> JS> > -Rob
> JS> > 
> JS> > > Message: 7
> JS> > > Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 06:41:18 +0800
> JS> > > From: "Jim Smith" <elemint at linuxmail.org>
> JS> > > Subject: [Tfug] hex wep key
> JS> > > To: tfug at tfug.org
> JS> > > Message-ID: <20040510224118.4A1883983FB at ws5-1.us4.outblaze.com>
> JS> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > I am trying to conigure a Debian box to access an actiontec GT701
> JS> DSL Gateway/AP and when I configure the ActionTec GT701 for a 128 bit
> JS> hex key the AP will not acccept the key.
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > It is noted in the manual that the 128 bit key is 13 hex pairs.  I
> JS> have done that several times but every time it is reported as not
> JS> being a good key.
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > Do I need to leave the spaces when I type it into the field,  and
> JS> how can I confirm that the key is valid?  
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > I basically used a scientific calculator and got 13 2 digit
> JS> numbers and converted each of them from dec to hex not sure if that is
> JS> the best way to do this ...
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > 
> JS> > > Jim
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