Re: Can't specify key index for WEP

[Bjorn Knutsson <bjorn update uu se>]

On 29 May 2006 09:00, Dan Williams wrote:
> I guess I need to re-read the 802.11 spec to find out exactly how the
> indexes are supposed to be used.  But I'm curious if we can get around
> key indexes by just stuffing the right key into the card's "temp key"
> location.  All 802.11 cards are supposed to have indexes 1 - 4, where 0
> is the temporary transmit key that's user-set.

I'll admit to not doing my homework on 802.11 specs here, but based on
experimentation with this particular environment, the key index on the
access port and client machine needs to match. I.e., if the base
station specifies the 'feeddeadbeefdefacedbedface' as key #4, I can
only connect to this network if I set my machine up to use key #4 set
to the correct key value. If I don't specify the key index, or if I
set it up with the correct key on the wrong index, I could not get it
to work.

/Bjorn