Newbie Question - WEP

Hi,

Im a bit new to wifi and need some info on WEP Keys.

Ive been told that I need to use Hexadecimal Keys for my Netgear Router
(MR814v2) and iPAQ to work.

Are Hexadecimal Keys numbers from 0-9 and letters from A-F?

So would a Hex Key be 2468CED?

Also is it correct to assume that the HEX Key for 128bit encryption needs to
be 26 figures?

Thanks in advance

Eyman

Yes, you're right for hexadecimals. As well as 26 hexacharacters for a
128-bit key
Only 64-bit keys are standard in Wi-Fi. If you go to 128-bit, it may not
work well or at all if two devices are not from the same manufacturer.
Try 64-bit first, if it works then you can try 128-bit if you wish.

Also for your information: the real key lenghts are in fact 40-bit for the
advertised 64-bit key and 108-bit for the 128-bit key. Manucfacturers,
always striving to display the biggest numbers, have added the 24-bit of the
Initialization Vector (a seed for random numbers), even if it is not part of
the key.

Ron

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> Hi,
>
> Im a bit new to wifi and need some info on WEP Keys.
>
> Ive been told that I need to use Hexadecimal Keys for my Netgear Router
> (MR814v2) and iPAQ to work.
>
> Are Hexadecimal Keys numbers from 0-9 and letters from A-F?
>
> So would a Hex Key be 2468CED?
>
> Also is it correct to assume that the HEX Key for 128bit encryption needs
to
> be 26 figures?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Eyman
>
>