Netgear WG511 && WEP (on an emachine)

[Bill Smithem]

sstengler at covad.net wrote:

>Try entering the WEP with an "0x" in the front - ie., 0xhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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> wher the 'h's are your WEP key...
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>Sam Stengler
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>Anthony Presley <anthony at resolution.com> said:
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>>Hi All --
>>
>>I recently picked up an eMachine 6805, and got it up and running FC2,
>>using the 64-bit version of the OS.  Overall, it's not bad.
>>
>>I realize that the Broadcom 802.11g chip is a LONG way from being
>>supported, at all (any change in this?), so I went out a picked up a
>>Netgear WG511, 802.11g.  This card uses the prism54 module / driver, and
>>works VERY well if I do not use WEP.
>>
>>However, if I'm using WEP, it doesn't work at all.  It cannot fetch an
>>IP address, or anything.  The hex key is being stored in
>>/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/keys-eth1, in the format:
>>	KEY=s:XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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>>I've tried with several different keys (always key 1 on the router), and
>>two different routers / access points / firewalls.  Under Windows, this
>>same card has no problems.
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>>Is WEP working with prism54?  What about on the 64-bit kernel?
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>>What else am I missing?
>>
>>--Anthony
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I believe that should be something like (no it's not my actual key):

KEY=ffb8439746e33ad722d1572efa

Bill