finding my WEP-key

Im in a bit of tough situation. I want to go from vista to xp, but my WEP-key is stored on my computer and i dont know what it is anymore. The last person in our house who knew it has moved away and cant be reached.

I was curious if there was any way i could find my WEP-key in the registry of my computer or so?
Here's my info:

OS: Vista
Wireless adapter: Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

Any ideas would be very welcome.

 

silly boy......

just hit the reset button on the router

and start over

 

Just create another Key on your router instead of pressing reset. Change the key to another one. Create your own. But if you don't know the password to the router then press reset.

 

So the question is, do you know the password to log into your router?

If so, my linksys router actually displays the paraphrase word in plain text for the WEP key if you log into the router.

I guess they figure if you know the password to log into the router you should know the WEP key too...well you would have to have it already, unless you are plugged in via cable.

 

the problem with resetting the router is that im afraid i wont be able to properly reconfigure the thing afterwards, as it wasnt me that installed everything. And with the router, I dont know the password for that either :S

 

Then contact the guy who set it up...he cant be a stranger...and if he is, you should probably redo it yourself so he doesn't know your information.

 

The router has instructions on how to set up. And by resetting it, you eliminate the password that you made for router setup. And even if you reset it, the router still works and you can connect to it. Just that the name of your network will be the default one and you won't have a wep key.

 

If hes like me, i have to enter my username and password (for the main user) into the router too. But yeah, shouldn't be hard.

 

Just log in to the router and under utilities you can save your current setting. So if you mess it up so it does not work any more you can restore it. While you there go to the wireless setup and reset your key. Vista does not play well with WEP prefers WPA2 AES (personal).

 

The situation is, I just moved into a student house in the netherlands, where everything is already all set up. To hook up my computer i was able to speak to the guy who put together the setup, before he moved away to australia. I forgot to write it down though.

Prob with resetting the router is that we've got about 20 people in our house here, and changing the password will mean that everyone of those ppl has to enter a new password, which is quite a hassle.

That's the dealio.

 

Guys, I've already deleted posts in here before for talking about illegal ways of going about this . . . please keep it legal in here. Thanks.

 

Do what you've gotta do...just say you "upgraded" the system.

 

Guys, please do NOT post about that software. Chaz deleted two references, I just deleted a third.

Next time, thread closed and the person who posts about illegal software gets a two day vacation/ban.

 

Surely one of teh 20 people must know the password?

 

Fishy fishy fishy.

You MAY be able to get XP to 'export' the keys. Check Intel's site to see if there is a way to save/transfer all your settings.

Naturally, that means you have to already have the laptop set up...which means you actually have to have legal access to the network.

 

If you want to have a secure network, you're best off doing a hard reset on the router and settings up WPA (not WEP, you can crack it with freeware). It's definitely worth the time to set up a secure wifi access point.

 

use this software (legal) :
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html
dave, i like your 666 posts, you devil you. lol

 

Greg, assuming the software in question (which I won't mention it's name) is the software I'm thinking of, it's not illegal software. There are many legitimate uses for it. (Including proving to people that WEP is not security!)
Basically it is like a crowbar. They have many legitimate purposes, but many people use them to bust doors open.

However, not to discredit the OP, but if he is really trying to break into a network, he's doing a lazy job of it by asking here, and if he is going about it like that he's also too lazy to understand how to use the software. WEP "crack" software is difficult to learn to use, and it's far more effective in Linux anyways.

If he really has the router in his possession, he should get a copy of the user manual from the manufacture's site, reset the router, and follow the directions to get it back the way he needs it. You never learn if you don't try!