128bit WEP keys and ifconfig

[Andrew Thompson]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:35:18PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> I'm trying to set up my wireless NIC (Netgear WG511) to
> connect to the internet through my wireless route (Netgear
> WGR614).  When I set up the router, I choose the 128-bit
> WEP key feature.  To my chagrin, Windows XP works well
> with the WG511, but I prefer FreeBSD.  I tried to give
> my WEP key to ifconfig, which does not work.
> 
> %ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.0.3 broadcast 192.168.0.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid YADA channel 11 wepmode on
> wepkey abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
> 

The wep key should be hex, not ascii.


--
Andrew