[driverloader] unable to set WEP key on a Proxim gold 11b/g pccard

[Kyle Upton]

I just found the problem.  Doing a "iwlist eth1 keys" shows:

eth1	1 key sizes : 104 bits
	4 keys available :
	...

I used a 104 bit key instead of a 40 bit key and everything worked!

Regards,
Kyle


On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 11:37, Kyle Upton wrote:
> The card is a Proxim IEEE 802.11b/g PC Card (Model: 8570-WD).
> "Cardctl ident" shows:
> 
>  product info: "Atheros Communications, Inc.", "AR5001-0000-0000", 
> "Wireless LAN Reference Card", "00"
>  manfid: 0x0271, 0x0012
>  function: 6 (network)
> 
> I'm using the driver "ntpr11ag" from Proxim, Version 03/17/2003,2.3.1.10 
> (which came on the CD with the card.
> 
> 
> I am able to get this card working fine with Linuxant driverloader 
> (version 1.71) as long as encryption is turned off.  When I try to set a 
> key, however, using:
> 
> iwconfig eth1 key 666f6f6261
> 
> I get the following output in /sys/log/messages:
> 
> driverloader : ndisSetInformation: 802_11_ADD_WEP st=BUFFER_TOO_SHORT 
> W=17 N=20
> eth1: Error -28 configuring keys
> 
> Anyone know a way around this?
> 
> Regards,
> Kyle