Re: Ad hoc WEP connection

[Jon Escombe <lists dresco co uk>]

> Jon Escombe wrote:
> > Patton Echols wrote:
> >> I pointed network manager at the AP, it asked for the WEP pass-phrase, 
> >> which I gave, no "connection".  The network monitor icons seemed to show 
> >> signal being exchanged, and showed signal strength, but the no actual 
> >> communication was going on.  Am I missing something?  Do I have to 
> >> configure WPA-Supplicant for each WEP I want to access too? 
> >>
> > 
> > Hi - there's three ways of entering a WEP key for NM to use - 
> > pass-phrase, ASCII, or HEX. It's possible that the AP was expecting 
> > ACSII rather than pass-phrase?
> 
> This has happened to me in the past. What exactly IS passphrase? I've
> never seen anything that uses it, and it's the default choice (and
> sounds right if you don't bother to expand the list box).

Some vendors wireless tools and access points provide a way to generate WEP keys from a passphrase dialog, istr that there were some issues with the algorithm used, and that it was relatively easy to brute force the generated keys..

Regards,
Jon.