Re: getting iwconfig to use 128 bit encryption

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 10:29:04PM +0100 or thereabouts, Joerg Albert wrote:
> Hi Sascha,
> 
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Sascha Wuestemann wrote:
> 
> > the same to me. But I am quite confident, that the small WEP works at
> > all. IMHO it is no difference to use a weak or "strong" key, the whole
> > protocol is broken, so you aren't safe anymore.
> >
> > But there might be environments, you need to have a strong key
> > possibility to participate, so I'd appreciate the development of 128Bit
> > keys, too, IMHO.
> 
> are you talking about the Sourceforge or the Berlios driver? The latter
> does, AFAIK, support WEP104. If you have any problems with it, please
> provide more info, trying a decent version (>= 0.10):
> 
> - syslog of the iwconfig call to set the key after setting module param
> debug=0x100007 for at76c503
> - output of iwconfig afterwards

Hi,

thanx4answering, I am using the Berlios drivers...and, what to say?

Silly me!

I just checked the strong key with
- a test key "01234567890123456789012345",
- iwconfig  Version 25
            Compatible with Wireless Extension v15 or earlier,
            Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v1
- at76c503-0.10

and it works between gentoo and debian and even window98 and orinocco
card.
I have never tested that since I was used that only weak key works and I
haven't read the Changelog, sorry please.

As there is a saying in germany:

	I negate everything I've said and do state the opposite  ;-)

cu
Sascha