Wireless encryption that works on both Windows and FC3

[John Summerfied]

Tarek Aly wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm a complete newbie and I've been trying to get my wireless network up and
> running on FC3 (after I gave up on FC4 I had to downgrade).
> 
> I reached the point where I could connect to my AP when encryption is
> disabled. When enabling encryption, the only way I can connect is when I use
> a 64 bit key (I have to mention here that I'm surprised there's no way from
> the GUI to specify the encryption mode).
> 
> Now my problem is, Windows only allows, AFAIK, another encryption mode which
> uses ASCII keys and does not have the 64 bit key scheme as an option.
I've not configured many Windows boxes, none at all recently, but I 
think Windows works out what kind of key you're using from its length: 
five characters is 40 (64) bits etc.

In Linux one generally sets an ascii key by prefixing it with "s:" so
s:passt


Again, it's quite a while since I configured Wireless on FC, and it's 
likely I modified it with vim.

> 
> So, currently, whenever I switch from Windows to Linux, I have to connect
> through a network cable to my AP to re-configure encryption. Is there a way
> around this problem?
> 
> Every help is appreciated.
> 
> P.S. How can I search the archives of this list?

Navigate from the unsubscribe address at the foot if every email.

> 
> 


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