Sunday, August 22, 2010

Network key - how can i find mine?

i need to add another computer to my network that has a "network key" but i can't figure out what that network key is, because it's encrypted.





i went to start, run, and then typed cmd in the box and click OK and this is what i got:





DNS suffix: Belkin


IP address: 192.168.x.x


subnet maskway: x.x.x.x.


default gatewat: : x.x.x.x.





where can i find the configuration settings for the router?


the router that i have is a belkin g+ router model: f5d7231-4





does anyone know how to do this? help!

Network key - how can i find mine?
go to internet service provider...ask for technical support...it is not encrypted for no good reason... If you did not provide any other password or passkey.....then it might have been isp dependent.........
Reply:log into the router (the default gateway)


it should have it there -





check to make sure its not printed on the router -some are.
Reply:Paste me your encrypted key and tell me if it is 128, 64 bit etc and I will decode and give it back to you.
Reply:Type the default gateway address into your browser. It should open the configuration page of your router. Look for the "Security" settings and the WEP or WPA key should be there in plain text. You may need the username and password for your router. Check your documentation for those unless you have changed them from the defaults.





Bert
Reply:You need to go to your router configuration. Use browser or run, type http://%26lt;IP address of your router%26gt;. Over here you can see the network key. If by default the network key is asterisk (*), and you forget, so you need to change to new one %26amp; also change one by one for the laptop/PC clients.
Reply:You can look in the rounter's WPA or WEP encryption settings by logging on to the router. This assumes that you know the password to the router as well.





If the key is hidden (you see ************* instead of the key) you can change it to whatever you want - but you'll have to change the key on all your wireless computers as well.





If you can't get into the router, you can reset it to factory defaults by holding down the reset button for about 7-10 seconds. This will clear the router's password, remove all the encryption settings, and change the router's SSID to its default. After that, you can make whatever changes you need to make.





But there's generally no way to discover the key from the computer - hacking excluded





You access the router through your browser, it's almost always one of the following addresses:





192.168.2.1


192.168.1.1


192.168.0.1





If your IP address is something like 192.168.2.101, then your router will be 192.168.2.1. The first three numbers will almost always be the same, with the router's forth number being "1."





So you would connect by typing:





http://192.168.2.1





into IE


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