Re: How to connect to a WPA network that uses 10 hexadecimal digits as password

["Jaap A. Haitsma" <jaap haitsma org>]

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 03:07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net> wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 08:06 +0200, Jaap A. Haitsma wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm in a hotel currently and the wifi uses WPA encryption and password
>> is a 10 digit hexadecimal number. When I use this number in Windows it
>> works fine. However if I use NetworkManager it doesn't. If I look at
>> the password that's actually being stored by NetworkManager I a
>> hexadecimal number that is much larger. I'm assuming that's the hash
>> of the password I'm entering. However I think in this case it should
>> not take the hash but use the 10 digit hexadecimal number directly.
>>
>> Is this possible in NetworkManager?
>> Are my assumptions correct? (I've never seen this WPA with a 10digit
>> hexadecimal password before)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jaap
> Yes it is possible. Are you sure you are entering it as a hex numver not
> aas a passphrase ot Asci string. Is the stored passwd filled with ascii
> number representations which would make it longer.

I'm not entering the it as a hex numver, because I don't know how to
do this. I don't see an option for that. I've just tried prefixing the
hex password with with 0x, but that also does not work

Jaap