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How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

JUSTMAN — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:26:10 GMT

I have been having some issues trying to manually connect my sons Nintendo DS Lite to my WIFI. It keeps asking for a WEP Key as opposed to a password. Where can I find a WEP key? Any thoughts?

Re: How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

TimmyBGood — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:36:05 GMT

@JUSTMAN

WEP is an antique (late 1990s) and long-deprecated wireless security protocol which is now considered hopelessly vulnerable, so it isn't available by default from any modern wireless router.

Re: How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

brianholt — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:40:58 GMT

@JUSTMAN have you tried putting in your password ?

Re: How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

TimmyBGood — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:56:59 GMT

@brianholt

I don't think a WPA2 password is going to work for WEP hardware from 2006 ; )

They just aren't speaking the same language...

@JUSTMAN

It's possible that changing the WiFi security on your Hub to 'mixed-mode' (WPA/WPA2) might enable a connection, as apparently a DS Lite can support WPA (but not WPA2) if you dig into the advanced settings on the DS and enable it there too.

Re: How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

TimmyBGood — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:07:29 GMT

@JUSTMAN

Further reading suggests that while a DS may be capable of WPA, a DS Lite might not be. Unfortunately the DS family is now very old technology, and just not suited for a modern WiFi connection: I guess if you wanted to, sourcing a really old wireless access point (802.11g or earlier) and linking that with your Hub over Ethernet could be an option to provide a WEP signal, but note that this is a potential security risk for the rest of your network.

It's perhaps also worth noting that much in-game online functionality will no longer be available: with that hardware having been discontinued in 2014, the servers providing internet services for it have long-since shut down.

Re: How do I find the WEP key for my SkyQHub

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:14:44 GMT

I'm going back a few years but the record for cracking a WEP key with tools readily available on the Internet used to stand at 6 seconds. On the bright-side, they'd need to be close enough to make a stable connection, say 50 m. Frankly, if the device is so old it can only support WEP I'm amazed it's still working.