Open WEP Mode and SMC 2532

[David Levitan]

Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? I've tried the 
latest CVS and putting in a hex code key, but haven't had any luck. Does 
anyone have any idea why I can't set the card to open wep mode?
Thank you,
David

David Levitan wrote:
> Hi,
> I didn't get a chance to respond - was busy - but I've done some more 
> testing. First - system specs - hostap v0.0.3, debian 3.0 testing, 
> kernel 2.4.20, dual athlon 1600, and antec datachute PCI->PCMCIA bridge. 
> I've tested with hostap v0.0.3 with both the SMC 2532 and a Proxim 
> RangeLAN-DS. I've also updated the SMC to firmware 1.7.4/1.1.1. In all 
> cases, setting "iwconfig wlan0 key s:test open" does not let clients 
> without the WEP key associate. I have tried both a windows 2000 client 
> with an SMC 2632 (PRISM2 PCMCIA card) and a linux client with an orinoco 
> silver card. Neither worked. Any ideas on what could be happening? I 
> will try grabbing the latest hostap CVS soon and will report my results 
> when I get chance. This happens even when hostapd is not running and the 
> key is set manually.
> Thank you,
> David
> 
> 
> Antonio Vilei wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> some important information is missing. What driver version are you 
>> using? If
>> you are using v0.0.2 or later you should also post your "hostapd.conf" 
>> file.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Antonio
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Levitan" <david at dlevitan.com>
>> To: <hostap at shmoo.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:21 PM
>> Subject: Open WEP Mode and SMC 2532
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm trying to use 802.1x with an SMC 2532 (clone of Zcomax 325H). 802.1x
>>> itself seems to work well until I enable wep (in the hostapd config
>>> file). It seems open mode does not work on this card. If I enable open
>>> mode manually with a key, it doesn't work either. However, if I set my
>>> client (linux + orinoco_cs) to use encryption with the correct key, it
>>> works correctly. I am wondering if there is anything I can do to get
>>> open mode to work on this card. Let me know if more information is 
>>> needed.
>>> Thank you,
>>> David Levitan
>>>
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