Damn! Beaten by mere weeks...
I figured out the vulnerability ages ago, and had begun work on a tool to convert the SSID to serial number, and from there to WEP key. I had then planned on informing Eircom, and after that writing some articles on it, and getting my name out there as an authority on IT Sec issues. Oh well.
Its all a bit of a moot point anyway, as WEP is so easy to crack, but the way the exploit was released, I dont entirely agree with, taking the skill of getting into a vulnerable eircom wireless network out of the hands of technically adept people(and one would hope relatively ethical people), and into the hands of the script kiddies. Current wep cracking techniques do take an element of expertise. Sure the code is easily available, but you need a linux box to run aircrack(injection afaik is not available on windows), then you need to install it, configure it, make sure your card is compatible, possibly recompile your kernel etc. I know to any semi experinced Linux geek its nothing, but it is a barrier for the Skiddies. Now, all they need to do is, as someone said, type in eircom ssid thingy, and they have access. Coming from Ireland aswell, the level of IT expertise in this country is ridiculous. As Anonymous Vulture, said 90% are cowboys, and its true. thousands of people will be vulnerable to this problem for years to come. Handing it to the skiddies was not what I would have done. Rant over.