Finding or Resetting WEP access code
I have a customer that has one laptop that is connecting to their wireless network. When I look at the wireless properties and click the security tab the network security key is masked and the show characters is grayed out. The laptop is running Vista Home Premium. The wireless router is a watchguard edge firebox model # XP2E6W. Can anyone give me advice on how to find the network security key, nobody at my clients site has a clue as to what it is.
XLITS
You will need to login to the watchguard box and you should either be able to see the WEP or reset it to something new.
ASKER
How do I login into the watchguard box?
find out what the ip address of the box is and then go to its ip using https.
ie, if the ip of the box is 192.168.1.1 enter https://192.168.1.1 into your browser. It will ask you for a username/password.
The other alternative is to download one of the various wep password crackers and use that, ie http://www.aircrack-ng.org/.
ie, if the ip of the box is 192.168.1.1 enter https://192.168.1.1 into your browser. It will ask you for a username/password.
The other alternative is to download one of the various wep password crackers and use that, ie http://www.aircrack-ng.org/.
run a "route print" in the windows shell (start cmd on run)
this gives you your ip. Usually the router is accessible at .1
so if your ip is e.g. 10.10.10.02 the router is 10.10.10.1
The use http://10.10.10.1 to access the router start page.
If all information is lost (a wep crack will not help to break into the router, for obvious reasons) each router comes with a full-reset button, check manual for that.-
this gives you your ip. Usually the router is accessible at .1
so if your ip is e.g. 10.10.10.02 the router is 10.10.10.1
The use http://10.10.10.1 to access the router start page.
If all information is lost (a wep crack will not help to break into the router, for obvious reasons) each router comes with a full-reset button, check manual for that.-
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