Hi Wes, I discovered that I could only get 64 and 128 bit WEP working. Although my hardware allegedly supports up to 256 bit WEP, I was unsuccessful in making it work. I also discovered that typing a pass phrase on a Windows based appliance would yield a different hex string than typing the same pass phrase on Linux. So, what I did was to pick my pass phrase, type it into one machine, and then copy the resulting hex code directly to the other machine ("machine" meaning access point, Linux wireless software, etc). On my system, the hex string is coded in /etc/sysconfig/network/wireless. I'm not sure whether that is a SuSE specific file. The syntax of the important line is: WIRELESS_KEY="s:xxxxx" where the "s:" indicates a string (the pass phrase) and the xxxx are the characters. For 64 bit encryption, you need 5 characters, while with 128 bit encryption, you need 13 characters. Have fun! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org