i forgot my wep key and am trying to connect with my lapto

23 Apr 2005 1:15 AM

cm

how can i look for the wep key on my desktop? I'm trying to connect with my
laptop but when I setup the wireless I had the wep key option. However I lost
the paper that I wrote it down on and cant access my on network!!!

How can I find the wep key?? Someone help?

23 Apr 2005 3:42 AM

BobC

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:15:02 -0700, cm wrote:

> how can i look for the wep key on my desktop? I'm trying to connect with my
> laptop but when I setup the wireless I had the wep key option. However I lost
> the paper that I wrote it down on and cant access my on network!!!
>
> How can I find the wep key?? Someone help?

Reset your router and wireless devices.

23 Apr 2005 6:12 AM

JoeT

"cm" <c*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> how can i look for the wep key on my desktop? I'm trying to connect with
> my
> laptop but when I setup the wireless I had the wep key option. However I
> lost
> the paper that I wrote it down on and cant access my on network!!!
>
> How can I find the wep key?? Someone help?

Every router I've used generates and makes a number of WEP keys available in
it's wireless configuration pages, also indicating which of the possible
keys it is using. Why not just log in to your router (from the desktop) and
see which WEP key it's waiting for and plug it into your laptop's setup?
You'll also probably need to note which of the possible KEYS the router is
using, #1 #2 #3 #4 etc and provide that on the laptop as well as the actual
KEY.

23 Apr 2005 6:22 AM

atec

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> "cm" <c*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48F486AA-A9DF-475A-9074-97BD1089E31E@microsoft.com...
>
>>how can i look for the wep key on my desktop? I'm trying to connect with
>>my
>>laptop but when I setup the wireless I had the wep key option. However I
>>lost
>>the paper that I wrote it down on and cant access my on network!!!
>>
>>How can I find the wep key?? Someone help?
>
>
> Every router I've used generates and makes a number of WEP keys available in
> it's wireless configuration pages, also indicating which of the possible
> keys it is using. Why not just log in to your router (from the desktop) and
> see which WEP key it's waiting for and plug it into your laptop's setup?
> You'll also probably need to note which of the possible KEYS the router is
> using, #1 #2 #3 #4 etc and provide that on the laptop as well as the actual
> KEY.
>
>
>
>
>

Assuming of course he has actual access to the desktop ,
know what I mean ?

23 Apr 2005 2:58 PM

JoeT

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"atec" <ate***@XXXhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> JoeT wrote:
>> "cm" <c*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:48F486AA-A9DF-475A-9074-97BD1089E31E@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>how can i look for the wep key on my desktop? I'm trying to connect with
>>>my
>>>laptop but when I setup the wireless I had the wep key option. However I
>>>lost
>>>the paper that I wrote it down on and cant access my on network!!!
>>>
>>>How can I find the wep key?? Someone help?
>>
>>
>> Every router I've used generates and makes a number of WEP keys available
>> in it's wireless configuration pages, also indicating which of the
>> possible keys it is using. Why not just log in to your router (from the
>> desktop) and see which WEP key it's waiting for and plug it into your
>> laptop's setup? You'll also probably need to note which of the possible
>> KEYS the router is using, #1 #2 #3 #4 etc and provide that on the laptop
>> as well as the actual KEY.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Assuming of course he has actual access to the desktop ,
> know what I mean ?

Naturally :)

The question does seem "questionable" but reasonable doubt is the OP may
have had set up help from someone more knowledgeable and just doesn't know
how obvious the answer is. On the other hand, if they're trying to hack,
well the answer won't help there.