Re: XP shows only 8 characters of (WEP) Network key.

From: IPGrunt (ipso.facto_at_yahoo)
Date: 04/06/05 

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:15:42 GMT

On 06 Apr 2005, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> postulated in
news:4253eff3$0$74214$dbd45001@news.wanadoo.nl:

> [This is perhaps a little off-topic, but this is the only group
which I
> subscribe to which covers all the aspects.]
>
> Because my existing wireless router was defective, I got a
replacement
> one which I had to reconfigure.
>
> While reconfiguring the XP side, I noticed that the displayed
"Network
> key:" field contained only 8 (masked, i.e. big dots) characters,
instead
> of 13 (as should be the case for an ASCII 104-bit [1] key).
>
> I am sure that when I installed the old router the, XP "Network
key:"
> field was 13 characters (or 26 if the key was specified in hex). My
> (electronic) notes say so. So at some point in time this must have
> changed.
>
> Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so, cause, fix, etc.?
>
> BTW, everything *works* as expected, i.e. if I change the last,
first
> or middle character of the "Network key:" on the XP side (without
> changing it on the router side), I can no longer connect to the
router.
> Likewise if I change the key on the router side (without changing
it on
> the XP side). I.e. it is only the *'display'* of/in the "Network
key:"
> field which is only 8 (masked) characters.
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all responses.
>
> [1] My router says "Enable IEEE 128 bit Shared Key security" (note
128,
> not 104), but I assume they mean 104-bit [2]. Anyway, the key which
I
> use is 104-bit, 13 ASCII characters on the XP side and 26 hex
digits on
> the router side.
>
> [2] The router's built-in help says: "When you enable the 128 or 64
bit
> WEP key security, please select one WEP key to be used and input 26
or
> 10 hex-decimal digits.".
>

I would imagine that windows is simply displaying a mask, not a
blanked representation of your key.

If it works, then don't worry about it.
 
-- ipgrunt

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