os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Messaggio archiviato #1424

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On 09/28/06 10:32 am, Hakan thus wrote :
> I recently came across a situation with a router that required a
> 104-bit WEP key. I was told the router was a "travel" router, not
> being capable of 128-bit WEP encryption. I could not get it to work
> using the assigned shorter key with eCS in 128-bit encryption mode.
>
> If my information -- which I consider reliable -- is correct, can we
> have 104-bit encryption added?
>
>
104-bit is indeed 128-bit (there is a 24-bit header, hence, 40-bit
encryption is called 64-bit). There is no such animal as 80-bit (plus a
24-bit header). :-)

(Hopefully, my auto-responder won't bounce to the list...)

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