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| I have just taken my first steps into the wonderful world of wireless networking. I am using a Newlink Wireless ADSL/2/2+ Router and a BT Voyager 1060 Laptop PC Card. I'm trying to secure the network with 64bit WEP but everytime I enable WEP and enter a hex code and error message is returned "invlaid WEP key ... Reverting to previous configuration". I've read through the forum, Googled the problem and read through several articles, re-read the Micro Mart wireless networking articles, as well as a few others, to no avail. Now I'm not brillient but the network works, each computer can access the Internet, at the same time, no problem. I'd just like to secure the network before I start mucking around trying to get the computers to see each other and share files. So what am I doing wrong? What does a valid hex key look like? I know that I can only use 0-9 and A-F, so it can't be that. Any suggestions gratefully recieved. Cheers.
Bob the Bod
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Some routers only allow you to enter the wep key in ascii.
Most you have to specifically choose hex or ascii.
Check it isn't just that.
Go here http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.asp
for a random key generator for all the levels of WEP with the output in hex and ascii.
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| Thanks for that Dave. Nice site, better than fiddling around with tables. However no luck. Tried in ASCII and HEX still returning the same error message. I'll keep looking. Thanks again, Cheers, Bob
Bob the Bod
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I believe that even if the WEP key needs to be in ascii, it will still read the hex code you put in it. What length is the code you are entering?
My guess is this is the problem. For 64bit you need 5 pairs of hex numbers (10 characters. As you mentioned, they must use 0-9 a-f. Therefore this is an example 64 bit key:
3abb45211a
(5xpairs)
If you use 128bit encryption you are looking at 13 pairs of hex numbers.
Another pointer is you may need to put "0x" in front of the code (zero and X). This is a code to show it is a HEX number rather than ascii.
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Are you using a safecom router?, your error message sounds like one. If so I may have the solution.....
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