Andrew Cagney <cagney@mac.com> wrote:
> Hello,

> I'm trying to get NetBSD to talk to an AirPort Base.  It only works if 
> there isn't a network password :-/

> The FAQ entry http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#airport notes:

>>     If your AirPort base station was set up under MacOS and you use encryption, you may need to run the AirPort Admin Utility, configure your base station, and find the equivalent network password.

> so I guess I'm ``getting the equivalent network password'' wrong.  Any 
> hints?

there's an option in the macos basestation admin tool to print the
network password in the format you need (i.e. hex instead of text
used in the configurator)

maybe this iswhat you need - maybe you already knew it :-)

t

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