debian 3.0 kernel 2.4.20 hostap wep problem

[Laszlo Halasz Hungary]

Hi,

I think for wep(128 bit) min 13 chars in ascii ( 26 max )

Hal


Jeetendra Kumar ?rta:

> Hi Paul,
> I feel you also take help of README.prism2. It explains the required 
> configuration for setting up WEP. It also outlines the limitation of 
> the present implementation.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeetendra
>
> Paul Vanovertveld wrote:
>
>> Jeetendra Kumar wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Paul,
>>> Please check if you have hostap_crypt_wep.o module. Also check if 
>>> you have hostap_crypt_wep.c in the source tree. Hope this helps,
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jeetendra
>>>
>>> Paul Vanovertveld wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am using debian 3.0, from the testing tree I grabbed the 
>>>> hostap-source. After compiling an new kernel, pcmcia-module and 
>>>> hostap I am able to run my little AP. I am using a Netgear 401 
>>>> PCMCIA Card (Firmware 1.3.4) Everything works fine, but when I try 
>>>> to enable WEP I get the following error
>>>>
>>>> # iwconfig wlan0 s:12345
>>>> wlan0: could not initialize WEP: load module hostap_crypt_wep.o
>>>> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>>>>     SET faild on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is strange, because on an W2k laptop WEP is working and when I 
>>>> use the orinoco driver I am also able to use WEP.
>>>> Any ideas? It is more than possible that I made something wrong :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks in Advance
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> checked both are there.  :-(
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