Posted on 12/30/2009 7:15:43 PM PST by navysealdad
Granddaughter is at my house and wants to use her wireless computer at my house. It ask for my computer password but I have no ideal what it is. Where can I find it??
I think we lost him.
It concerns me that there is a key at all -- someone enabled WEP/WAP and set a key. The router won't tell you the key (in most cases), but you can establish a new one.
The downside is that any devices that are using the current key will stop and ask for the new key.
But the knee-jerk (me included) into the thread seemed to think there was a default WEP/WAP access password. That isn't possible (unless something has changed in the last 6 months).
I would be happy to walk 'dad through some router procedures, but I would need the model to do so.
But I think I am right that the granddaughter may be connecting to a nearby router and not 'dad's.
Granddaughter is at my house and wants to use her wireless computer at my house. It ask for my computer password but I have no ideal what it is. Where can I find it??
Well, to clear up the confusion in that statement and question, I'll have to ask a few questions first.
1. What is the "it" that is "asking"... :-) [in other words, where is the "asking" coming from, that is "what device" and where is the question being seen, that is, on what device is the question being read at...]
2. It sounds like you're saying that she brought her own router over, and wants to plug it in to your network -- so how is it plugged in to your network.
3. Are you currently wireless now, or are you plugging directly into the router by Ethernet?
From the answers to these questions, I may have a few other questions, but we should be able to "narrow things down"... :-)
Worth all the minor amount it costs. Have used it on at least 5 different computers all with excellent success.
I’ve had an unsecured “linksys” wireless router running at one of my homes for several years. I rent rooms to grad students and recent college grads and have pretty much yearly turnover, so just left it unsecured for convenience. Nobody has ever had an ID theft problem, despite lots of eBay buying and selling, use of PayPal accounts, online banking, etc.
BTW, WEP is the older encryption version that is still secure, but not as secure as WPA or WPA2
"1,2,3,4,5,6? That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage."
bump
And to you also.
verizon-—under router look for this
WEP-?????? that is your password
anyone else just try admin/ admin,admin/ password or just hit enter.....
I had that problem recently. I went back to the manual, and there was an IP address for the router that I entered into my internet explorer. Then I typed in the serial number, and there was a spot that told you the current password.
Well put!
Actually, your system requires you to enter a pass phrase. In your case that phrase will be:
“John has a long mustache”.
You probably have a HEX key WEP password set up. You probably did not know it.
You need to find the password, have your grandkid set up her computer to either 32 or 64 bit WEP hexidecimal code, and enter the key.
It can be a pain in the butt.
BESURETODRINKYOUROVALTINE
It says password but it probably means your WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) that was set up with your wireless router.
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