WPA2 bug in 6.3 update?

pruss · 03-30-2012, 08:39 AM

Does anyone else have this problem: I can't type in a 64-character WPA2 hex key after the 6.3 update! As soon as I type in the 64th character in the WiFi password box, it says it's too long. And for good measure, it deleted the key that had previously been entered. :-(

I suppose as a workaround I could switch to a shorter ASCII key at home, but then I'd have to update all the devices at home.

pruss · 03-30-2012, 12:49 PM

OK, so I changed my network password to use a shorter ASCII key. And the Fire refuses to connect now. (Two laptops, a Wii and an Archos tablet all connect just fine.)

pruss · 03-30-2012, 01:08 PM

OK, got it. For some reason, my router was blocking the Fire. I wonder if the update gave it a new MAC address (I have MAC filtering on the router).

cvkemp · 03-30-2012, 02:05 PM

my router still let me in and I do mac address filtering

Skydog · 03-30-2012, 08:31 PM

No problems whatsoever with my router or access point and I use MAC filtering.

pruss · 03-30-2012, 09:04 PM

It may be that after trying several times to log in unsuccessfully, the router locked out the MAC address.

But the inability to enter a 64-character hex key is a real issue. There are networks that only have a hex key.

03-30-2012, 08:39 AM	#1
pruss Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 819417 Join Date: Nov 2004	WPA2 bug in 6.3 update? Does anyone else have this problem: I can't type in a 64-character WPA2 hex key after the 6.3 update! As soon as I type in the 64th character in the WiFi password box, it says it's too long. And for good measure, it deleted the key that had previously been entered. :-( I suppose as a workaround I could switch to a shorter ASCII key at home, but then I'd have to update all the devices at home.

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03-30-2012, 12:49 PM	#2
pruss Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 819417 Join Date: Nov 2004	OK, so I changed my network password to use a shorter ASCII key. And the Fire refuses to connect now. (Two laptops, a Wii and an Archos tablet all connect just fine.)

03-30-2012, 01:08 PM	#3
pruss Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 819417 Join Date: Nov 2004	OK, got it. For some reason, my router was blocking the Fire. I wonder if the update gave it a new MAC address (I have MAC filtering on the router).

03-30-2012, 02:05 PM	#4
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	my router still let me in and I do mac address filtering

03-30-2012, 08:31 PM	#5
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,243 Karma: 7400001 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Forma, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Kindle Oasis3, Voyage	No problems whatsoever with my router or access point and I use MAC filtering.

03-30-2012, 09:04 PM	#6
pruss Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 819417 Join Date: Nov 2004	It may be that after trying several times to log in unsuccessfully, the router locked out the MAC address. But the inability to enter a 64-character hex key is a real issue. There are networks that only have a hex key.

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