generating WEP keys

[Keith Morse]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Net Llama! wrote:

> So are you saying that the key is just arbitrary hex code?  BTW, i'm not
> using Orinoco, i'm using Cisco Aironet cards with a Belkin (Amtel chipset)
> AP.


If it is just standard WEP, and presumably WEP is a standard, 13 ASCII 
characters.  I'd have to review what characters are allowed.  The windows 
based interface only permit ASCII for the orinoco devices.  You can 
specify a hex based key in the linux configs (wireless.opts or the 
network interface)