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Configuring WEP in Boot Camp (XP)?
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Hey guys, how do I configure Windows XP Pro (in Boot Camp) to recognize my WEP?
It's a 25 character WEP code, supposedly a 128 bits 26 hexadecimal code.
XP refuses to accept it.
Any ideas? 
(Last edited by andretan; Jul 20, 2006 at 05:03 AM.
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You're using an Apple base station? That makes a difference-a BIG one!
Apple interprets inputs for WEP (note that I did NOT say WPA!) passwords as ASCII text that it converts directly to hex (it just collects the hex values of each character). To produce the equivalent hex key (which every manufacturer EXCEPT Apple uses as default) just look up the characters in your 25 character "WEP code" (which Apple calls a "network password") on an ASCII table and piece them together. Here's an ASCII table for you to do that with.
Of course if you're NOT using an Apple base station, then I need a LOT more information, like what you are using and how everything's configured.
Finally, I'd work hard to upgrade to something that supports WPA. WEP is about as secure as a screen door on a submarine. It's really very easy to break WEP using easily available tools. WPA, on the other hand has never been broken (the only successful exploit attacks the passphrase algorithm, and only works against VERY stupid, short and weak passphrases).
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Whoops. Forgot to state that it's a Linksys Wireless-G Home Gateway.
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Big difference!
What type of WPA are you using? There's a bazillion of 'em. The simplest to set up is WPA-PSK using TKIP. That means it uses a "pre shared key" and shifts computed keys through time (rather than using a key server or some other external server to moderate between base and client). It's supported by everything that supports WPA (though Apple calls it "WPA-Personal").
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Alrighty, thanks!
I've solved my problem 
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So what was it? Now I'm curious-really curious!
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Originally Posted by ghporter
So what was it? Now I'm curious-really curious!
Missing number in the WEP code.
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Originally Posted by andretan
Missing number in the WEP code.
OUCH! That's gotta sting. 
This is why I put my key/passphrase on a "thumb drive" in a text file-I can move it around to all my computers and thus make sure they have EXACTLY the right key/passphrase. This also allows me to max out the WPA passphrase-space (63 ASCII characters) without worrying about spending an hour typing in keys.
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