McGreggor
join:2003-05-25
Saluda, NC
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1 edit | Need to find the wireless password
I'm currently staying at my brother in-laws place. I need his wireless key for my ipod and he can't remember it. So he was going to change it, and he can't remember his routers login info. He doesn't want to reset it to factory defaults, and I'm boned with out it.
I can't just barge in and do it. So here is my idea. A wireless laptop is connected to it right now. Can I somehow pull the key from the laptop? It's running on Vista.
Router is a Netgear WGT624v4 |
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Tebbo
join:2009-07-14
Kansas City, MO |  I believe your stuck if he doesn't want to reset it, Either he remembers one of the passwords or decides to let you reset it those are your only options. |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
1 edit | reply to McGreggor
said by McGreggor  :Can I somehow pull the key from the laptop? It's running on Vista. WZCOOK used to work back in the day. ... but currently???
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stevech0
join:2006-09-17
San Diego, CA | reply to McGreggor
Amazes me how many people don't write down this info and stash it in a low security place. About 10 nanoseconds of foresight. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
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join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL | For home use, or elsewhere if physical security is adequate, I recommend writing both on a piece of paper and taping that to the router.
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA | reply to McGreggor
Logic states that if he can't remember the PW now he will have to reset to defaults sometime in the future anyway. Might as well do it now! |
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nwrickert
sand groper
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join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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| There is always the possibility that he does not want to make his WiFi network available for other reasons, and is using a "convenient" lapse of memory to accomplish this. If I were the guest, I would not press the issue.
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PeteC2
Got Mouse?
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join:2002-01-20
Bristol, CT
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| said by nwrickert :There is always the possibility that he does not want to make his WiFi network available for other reasons, and is using a "convenient" lapse of memory to accomplish this. If I were the guest, I would not press the issue. That thought sure crossed my mind when I read this thread.
Really, assuming that his BIL simply forgot his password, it would seem that for his own sake that he would want to re-set everything, so that he could establish not only a secure, but also an accessible network...after all, sooner or later, something will go kablooey, and he will need to know how to sign a computer into the network...
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dellsweig
Extreme Aerobatics
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join:2003-12-10
Campbell Hall, NY | I supposed there is also the possibility that the network owner does not want your device on his network... |
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