Missing important feature - Security Key Index value
Bug #339435 reported by
Dan Sosedoff
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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wicd |
Fix Committed
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Wishlist
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David Paleino |
Bug Description
Ok, here is the info:
OS: Ubuntu 8.04
Wireless network secured by 128 bit wep key. Key index value changed to 4 (default is 1). This feature available in windows operating systems, but missing in all linux network managers. So, i`m currently using self-made shell scripts to connect to wifi.
I also tried to connect with different parameters, but still no results.
I guess it`s not very hard to implement (additional checkbox in parameters), but will be very useful for users who not proficient in shell scripting.
Thanks.
Related branches
Changed in wicd: | |
milestone: | 2.0 → 1.7.2 |
assignee: | nobody → David Paleino (dpaleino) |
Changed in wicd: | |
milestone: | 1.7.2 → 1.7.3 |
Changed in wicd: | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in wicd: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
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I think you should be able to create a encryption template to connect to the correct network. Open up /etc/wicd/ encryption/ templates/ wep-hex, and find the lines that say:
wep_key0=$_KEY
wep_tx_keyidx=0
I think if you change those 0's to 3 (or possible 4), you should be able to connect.
I do agree though, it should be possible to make this change in the GUI.