Wireless key - how to find?

[Johnnytheboy]

My dad's just bought a new PC and at the same time got a wireless router from AOL.

As he had recently bought a laptop the first thing I did was go to set the laptop up for wireless internet access.

It transpires that the PC world guy who set his PC and router up has not made any note that I can find of the wireless network security key. Is there any way of establishing it or are we locked out of wifi forever?

Annoyingly in the AOL startup booklet there is a box where it should be written down for future use. Empty.

[TonyToniTone]

have used this in the past http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

[JamesNotJim]

which make of router is it?

[Mattt]

Might sound simple, but it's not on the bottom is it?

[XDA]

There may be a sticker on the bottom of the router with some random letters and numbers? Failing that, if you know your broadband username and password then do a full reset on the router?

[RizzoTheRat]

Has the router also got ethernet ports on it? If so connect a PC up via a cable and you'll be able to go in to the settings (usualy http://192.168.1.1/ ) and reset the key.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Saturday 3rd April 11:52

[Lord Pikey]

RizzoTheRat said:

Has the router also got ethernet ports on it? If so connect a PC up via a cable and you'll be able to go in to the settings (usualy http://192.168.1.1/ ) and rest the key.

Just to add,

login is normally ADMIN

password ADMIN

[MMTWRX]

Lord Pikey said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Has the router also got ethernet ports on it? If so connect a PC up via a cable and you'll be able to go in to the settings (usualy http://192.168.1.1/ ) and rest the key.

Just to add,

login is normally ADMIN

password ADMIN

I think on mine its admin and password.

[cs02rm0]

Googling default password and the router model number should yield the results whatever it is.

[Johnnytheboy]

Pistonheads - mulit-disciplinary genius matters.

Thanks to all, the IP link worked first time, it's a random word I would never have guessed and my Dad certainly never chose.

I love you guys...

[TheD]

[quote=TonyToniTone]have used this in the past http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html[/qu...

^^^This

[Dogwatch]

Lord Pikey said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Has the router also got ethernet ports on it? If so connect a PC up via a cable and you'll be able to go in to the settings (usualy http://192.168.1.1/ ) and rest the key.

Just to add,

login is normally ADMIN

password ADMIN

If it's an AOL Netgear you may find that the login is admin (lower case) and the password is - password (again lower case). You should have been given a Netgear installation guide leaflet.

Still assuming it is a Netgear router click on Wireless Settings in the left-hand panel (the three panels move independently) and scroll down the centre panel.

To logout scroll down to the foot of the left-hand panel.

[Johnnytheboy]

It was 'admin' and 'admin', also printed on bottom of router.

Can't believe anything to do with AOL was so user-friendly.

[MMTWRX]

Well I apologise to Lord Pikey and to you for the duff information.

[Johnnytheboy]

Not duff, just different.

Interestingly the same link doesn't work on my router at home, but I know the key thank goodness.

[RizzoTheRat]

Some routers seem to use http://192.168.0.1/ instead, as I discovered at the weekend when setting up my mothers new Netgear router.

[neil_bolton]

RizzoTheRat said:

Some routers seem to use http://192.168.0.1/ instead, as I discovered at the weekend when setting up my mothers new Netgear router.

Or even more fustratingly: http://192.168.0.254 or similar.

Drives me bloody mad it does when I try to config mine.

[malman]

Johnnytheboy said:

Not duff, just different.

Interestingly the same link doesn't work on my router at home, but I know the key thank goodness.

open a command prompt and type

ipconfig /all[enter]

look at the default gateway and use that in the http link instead of 192.168.0.1