OK. I just looked up exactly what those two characters are. 01 is a "start of heading" character (not viewable) and 18 is a "cancel" character (not viewable). These are valid WEP hex characters and apparently every operating system out there except Windows 7 allows them to be entered. Again...
Those characters end up being something like <backspace> and something else. Both unviewable. It's not my router or network so no I can't go change them. My roommates have a PS3, a Mac, a Linux box and an older Windows system on the net. So far it just looks like Microsoft can't handle...
I am trying to connect to a wireless router in the house I share with roommates. It is not my router, just what they give me access to with my rent. They are using a WEP key with this router. Just for clarity I will even post the WEP key (since no one on here will know what router this is...