Dapper -- Any way to configure WEP encryption using a passphrase rather than key?

[Paul Dwerryhouse]

On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 07:31:32AM -0800, Miles Lane wrote:
> When I enter the passprase into NetworkManager, it successfully
> connects to the AP.  In other words, I don't need to enter the entire
> hex key string.

> Anyhow, I would love to not have to remember the hex string.  Is there any
> way to get this working, or must I install NetworkManager.

I don't know if the following advice works or not, I haven't tested it,
but it might be worth a try.

If you were operating from the command line, to enter a string instead
of a hex key, you prepend "s:" to it. Perhaps the gui can pass this
straight through to the backend tools.

Ie, try entering     s:yourpassphrase   into the Network Manager...

Cheers,

Paul

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