[Bug 198427] Re: Semicolon in WEP network password

[Thomas Hotz]

** Changed in: wireless-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Semicolon in WEP network password

Status in “wireless-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I installed Ubuntu 7.10 and ran update manager to get all the latest
  updates.

  I went to System->Administration->Network Tools->Wireless Interface
  (wlan0) ->Configure

  to type in my Network Password which is type WEP key (ascii)

  I also set "Configuration" to "Automatic configuration (DHCP)"

  I could not get DHCP to work at all with my wireless access point
  until I ran the command:

  sudo invoke-rc.d networking restart

  and noticed a curious warning in the resulting text.  For example, if
  I set the key to "aaa;bbb" I get the following:

  eval: 1: bbb: not found

  among all the other status messages.

  I've tried other strings as well and the text after the semicolon
  always appears there.  When I use a WEP key without a semicolon DHCP
  and my wireless connection work just fine.

  I've used a WEP key with a semicolon on several MS Windows machines
  and none of them had a problem with it.  I would expect Ubuntu to
  handle it as well or at least warn me that they are not allowed.

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