Getting bad password for Wep encryption

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Iori Yagami

Getting bad password for Wep encryption

Post by Iori Yagami »

Hello, I have a strange case here. I'm using Linux Mint on my laptop (BackardBell EasyNote TV) since long time and I had no problems with wireless connections. Now I have a Wifi connection that works on every device except the laptop. Well actually except the linux mint installation, since I can connect with no problem using Windows on the same device.

The router indicates that the encryption is Wep but this is what I get when I put the command :
$ sudo iw dev wlan0 scan | less
BSS 00:1a:2b:33:5b:fc (on wlan0)
TSF: 2028420982 usec (0d, 00:33:48)
freq: 2462
beacon interval: 100
capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411)
signal: -64.00 dBm
last seen: 16 ms ago
Information elements from Probe Response frame:
SSID: NUMERICABLE-666B
Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0
DS Parameter set: channel 11
ERP: <no flags>
Extended supported rates: 6.0 9.0 12.0 48.0
WMM: * Parameter version 1
* u-APSD
* BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
* BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
* VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
* VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
I've never heard of WMM encryption. How to deal with that?
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Re: Getting bad password for Wep encryption

Post by JeremyB »

I think WMM is a Quality of Service(QOS) see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ ... Extensions

I would change the wifi router to WPA2 only(WPA2-PSK/WPA2-AES) without WEP or TKIP and see if the issue is resolved. Linux hasn't functioned very well with WEP or TKIP for some time and the WPA2 encryption is much better
Iori Yagami

Re: Getting bad password for Wep encryption

Post by Iori Yagami »

sure it is, but I think I cannot change anything outside my computer.
I just have the password. So, that means I just cannot connect with Linux mint. Can any upgrate work? I'm using 1.7
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Re: Getting bad password for Wep encryption

Post by JeremyB »

You could install WICD from the Synaptic Package Manager and use it to manage wifi devices and see if it will work better with WEP
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