How to get particular 26 hex characters from a passphrase?

I have a network with several Orinoco and Linksys components and which
uses a particular 128 bit WEP key which all that equipment allowed me to
enter as 26 hex digits. Now a new piece of kit, an Intel PRO/Wireless
2100 client which is part of the Centrino package, has joined the family
but the Intel software appears to allow only passphrase entry of WEP keys.

Is there any way to manually reverse-engineer a passphrase which will lead
to the same 26 hex digit key? Or any way to stuff a 26 hex digit network
key into this Intel client?

Tony

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Anthony R. Gold <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
:I have a network with several Orinoco and Linksys components and which
:uses a particular 128 bit WEP key which all that equipment allowed me to
:enter as 26 hex digits. Now a new piece of kit, an Intel PRO/Wireless
:2100 client which is part of the Centrino package, has joined the family
:but the Intel software appears to allow only passphrase entry of WEP keys.

:Is there any way to manually reverse-engineer a passphrase which will lead
:to the same 26 hex digit key? Or any way to stuff a 26 hex digit network
:key into this Intel client?

You might be able to locate the generation algorithm by examining
the stories about the algorithm flaws from a few years ago.
Here's a starting point:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...p,16~mode=flat
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"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> ...
> Is there any way to manually reverse-engineer a passphrase which will lead
> to the same 26 hex digit key? Or any way to stuff a 26 hex digit network
> key into this Intel client?
>
Try CrypTool

http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...wlan~mode=flat

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:47:23 GMT, "Ross Evans"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
> "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> ...
>> Is there any way to manually reverse-engineer a passphrase which will lead
>> to the same 26 hex digit key? Or any way to stuff a 26 hex digit network
>> key into this Intel client?
>>
> Try CrypTool
>
> http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...wlan~mode=flat

It's a cute program but I don't see it being able to go backwards, i.e.
from hex to passphrase.

I'm now testing WiNc which appears to be a superior client manager which
may solve my problem. It looks good and is compatible with the hardware,
but I still have to return to the location of that network with the 26 hex
character key to test whether it works as well as it looks.

Tony