[arch-general] Proposed netcfg expansion

[Andrei Thorp]

Ah, I see.

Well, in that case, guess there isn't really anything to be done,
aside from perhaps updating a netcfg example to include this.

This is why I like to ask first :)

-AT

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Jeff Mickey <jeff at archlinux.org> wrote:
> The problem is slightly larger than iwconfig support or lack thereof.
> WEP passphrases are merely keys to hash into the hex encryption code.
> iwconfig _will_ allow you to use an ascii representation of the hex:
>
> iwconfig wlan0 key s:somepasswd
>
> But there is no guarantee that your router is merely using the ascii
> as the hex, it could also be hashing on the MS Windows algorithm.
>
> Try putting "s:blahblah" in the KEY part for netcfg, and see if it
> works for you.
>
>  //  jeff
>