Error setting essid, found anomalies.

I'm using ipw2100-1.2.1, on kernel 2.6.19.2 (slackware).
When setting essid, last char is cutted off.
If I want to set, for example, essid "myessid",
the resulting, visible with iwconfig, will be "Yea",
and no connections with the AP are possible.
I can do with a essid "myessidX",
so it becomes correct.

This is due to the line 7481 in file ipw2100.c:
length = wrqu->essid.length - 1;

Removing "-1" things are good,
with kernel 2.6.19.2 .

BUT, with kernel 2.6.17.3, if enabling module with
debug parameter set to 9, after setting essid "myessid" it will show:
ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_essid Getting essid: 'myessid\0'

Note the "\0" at the end.
But the driver is still functional.
Indeed iwconfig shows correctly "myessid", and everything works.
Probably null char is not significant for iwconfig.

Hope it help.

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