#5953 BLOC Update.: WEP key only works if key index==1; need to support key index 2, 3, & 4...

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#5953: WEP key only works if key index==1; need to support key index 2, 3, & 4...
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  Reporter:  pv               |       Owner:  dcbw     
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  blocker          |   Milestone:  Update.1 
 Component:  network manager  |     Version:  Build 653
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  0                |    Blocking:           
 Blockedby:                   |  
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Comment(by dcbw):

 WEP key indexes were only ever intended as a mechanism to help enterprises
 do dynamic WEP rekeying (which is handled by 802.1x which most consumers
 do not have the ability or time to set up), or to help _manual_ static WEP
 rekeys by the IT department when they change WEP keys on a quarterly or
 whenever basis so that the old WEP key will keep working for a short
 overlap with the new one.  If anyone has modified their home wireless
 router to use some key index other than 0 (or as Linksys calls it, #1),
 that person should simply change their router's WEP key index if they need
 the XO to work on that AP right away.  There are larger fish to fry.

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