[ltp] Wep problems

[James Knott]

Bert Haskins wrote:
> 
> 
> I can't make Wep work on my wireless lan.
> The problem seems to be that my router ( Netgear WGR614 v4) requires 40 
> hex digits and fedora is
> only capable of supplying 26.
> Iwconfig reports the 26 digits xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx Security 
> mode:restricted
> Link Quality=86/100
> Can anyone see the problem here?
> Thanks,
>  Bert
> 

That 40 hex digits sounds a bit large.  That's 20 bytes or 160 bits.  I 
didn't know there was a WEP key larger than 104 bits.