Wi-Fi Password lost
purpledawn
he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and their password.
He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot logon into my wifi
conncetion. I did find my wifi connection but have no idea what my password
was. Also noticed that the password section will not take any alphabetical
letters only numbers. Did some research on the web and found (I guess) that
the password for the wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop. I checked
but there are so many number have no idea which one to type in. Is there any
way I can make a new password. Your help in this matter is greatly
appreciated. Thanks, Monika
Mike Easter
> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He tell me
> he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and their password.
> He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot logon into my wifi
> conncetion.
I understand what you are saying, but there is lack of clarity below.
> I did find my wifi connection but have no idea what my password
> was.
'my wifi connection' is ambiguous here. My own wifi connection when I am
at home is my router's access point (and/or also another access point in
my house).
Those access points were configured by me by my accessing their
configuration pages which are passworded and choosing my type of
security which I chose to be WPA and choosing my password or phrase for
the access point.
Then, the wireless device is configured correspondingly for both type of
security and password.
You haven't described any of that - you have only alluded to 'my wifi
connection' and you profess an ignorance of knowing or configuring the
password for the access point and also that of the laptop.
That is a lot of unknowns.
> Also noticed that the password section will not take any alphabetical
> letters only numbers.
I don't know what you mean there.
> Did some research on the web and found (I guess) that
> the password for the wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop.
That is absolutely not so.
I have encountered situations where a password was on the bottom of a
gateway device - a modem/router.
> I checked
> but there are so many number have no idea which one to type in.
Forget about that idea; you were misinformed.
> Is there any
> way I can make a new password.
Maybe, if you are in control of the configuration of the device which is
your wifi connection. But you are going to have to go back into the
'history' of this wifi network you are accessing.
Where is the device which you are trying to access with your laptop's
wireless. Are you in control - the administrator - of that device. Or do
you not even know where or what it is?
If you are the administrator, what is the brand name and modelno of that
device. Do you recall any password and security type? Who - such as
what company/provider - installed that device? Did they configure your
laptop as well?
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Bert Hyman
<purpl...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Did some research on the web and found (I guess) that the password for
> the wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop. I checked but there
> are so many number have no idea which one to type in. Is there any way
> I can make a new password. Your help in this matter is greatly
Find the person who set up your home WiFi system and ask what they did.
If you're simply running the WiFi system as it came out of the box with
default name and password, let the folks here know what brand and model
WiFi router you're using and they'll be able to tell you the default
password. There's a good chance that the default password is on the WiFi
router itself (not on your laptop).
Lastly, if you're using a combination WiFi/wired router, you should be
able to connect to the device using your home's wired network and
re-configure it that way.
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Whiskers
> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He tell me
> he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and their password.
> He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot logon into my wifi
> conncetion.
I'm not familiar with Windows, but I would expect it to be able to
remember several wifi connection login details. But it sounds as though
your 'home' settings have been deleted somehow.
> I did find my wifi connection but have no idea what my password
> was. Also noticed that the password section will not take any alphabetical
> letters only numbers.
Hmmm. Do you mean it'll only accept 'Hex'?
> Did some research on the web and found (I guess) that
> the password for the wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop.
I can't imagine where you'd find that bizarre notion. Perhaps someone was
trying to say that some wifi routers have the default 'password' printed
on a label somewhere - that's the thing wired to the cable or telephone
internet socket, not your laptop. Worth a look there, as it sounds as
though you're unlikely to have changed anything ;))
> I checked
> but there are so many number have no idea which one to type in. Is there any
> way I can make a new password. Your help in this matter is greatly
> appreciated. Thanks, Monika
Try connecting the laptop to the router using an ethernet cable; that
should 'just work' without any password. Once that's working you can use
your web browser to get to the router's set-up interface - the address
will probably be something like <http://192.168.0.1> or
<http://192.168.2.1>. There should be some 'help' included in that.
As an absolute last resort, the printed instructions or 'quick start
guide' for the router just might be useful. You can probably find them on
line, if you know the make and model of the router.
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Find how to do a factory reset in your router equipment documentation as
a last resort. If you do that it will erase the password on the wifi
router and you can start over like the router was new with a new
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Desk Rabbit
> On 2010-10-05, purpledawn<purpl...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He tell me
>> he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and their password.
>> He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot logon into my wifi
>> conncetion.
>
> I'm not familiar with Windows, but I would expect it to be able to
> remember several wifi connection login details. But it sounds as though
> your 'home' settings have been deleted somehow.
>
>> I did find my wifi connection but have no idea what my password
>> was. Also noticed that the password section will not take any alphabetical
>> letters only numbers.
>
> Hmmm. Do you mean it'll only accept 'Hex'?
You do know what hex is don't you?
Clue: 0123456789ABCDEF
Desk Rabbit
Which will probably reset the DSL acount details and leave the OP with a
doorstop based on evident lack of technical ability.
Beauregard T. Shagnasty
> chuckTard wrote:
>> Call the front desk.
>>
> You fucking idiot.
I tell ya .. it's really sad he has Canadian Club for breakfast!!!
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LabaTony
> Desk Rabbit wrote:
>
>> chuckTard wrote:
>>> Call the front desk.
>>>
>> You fucking idiot.
>
> I tell ya .. it's really sad he has Canadian Club for breakfast!!!
Yeah that cheap shit will fuck you up.
purpledawn
"purpledawn" <purpl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:i8f91p$j3g$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
I realize that my description of my problem was rather vague. I am happy to
report that I am back online. My wireless router is a Cisco Linksys. I
looked at the bottom of it and jotted down the number. Got on the laptop
selected my wifi connection and then when the password screen popped up,
entered the number I had taken from the bottom of the router and am back
online. thanks for all your replies. Monika
Anyone
> On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:50:53 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar<ch...@nil.car>
> wrote:
>
>> Call the front desk.
>
>
> Good suggestion, chucktard.
ah, yes, the 'bad old days'...
Can't recall the date precisely, but many years ago some guy was having
trouble with his email account so he posted a request for help to a
newsgroup. His message was something like, 'how come my email takes so
long to get sent?' One of the early replies:
'Contact Tech Support for The Internet. [I] just click on 'send' and
it's away!'
Whiskers
<sigh> Yes, I do know. But I've never encountered a wireless network
connection 'wizard' that would refuse to accept any alphabetical
characters in a 'password' field, whereas I have encountered a restriction
to accepting only 'Hex' for entering a WPA-PSK 'key'.
I've also encountered WEP-only routers with default passwords which are a
mix of letters and numbers but not 'Hex'.
So I'm curious about a wifi 'wizard' refusing a password containing
anything other than decimal numerals.
Mike Easter
> I am happy to
> report that I am back online.
Good.
> My wireless router is a Cisco Linksys. I
> looked at the bottom of it and jotted down the number.
Ah, so. The bottom of the /router/.
> Got on the laptop
> selected my wifi connection and then when the password screen popped up,
> entered the number I had taken from the bottom of the router and am back
> online.
Do you now/yet recall who did that for you in the first place? Did some
provider tech come to your house and install the Linksys and configure
your laptop?
Thanks for the feedback for the solution.
There is an article^1 that sez the key is also stored in the registry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\
The article and comments there also mentions getting ware which will get
WEP or WPA http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-find-a-wep-key How to find a
wep key
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purpledawn
"Mike Easter" <Mi...@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:8h15om...@mid.individual.net...
"Do you now/yet recall who did that for you in the first place? Did some
provider tech come to your house and install the Linksys and configure
your laptop?"
Yes the laptop was set up and configured by my son`s friend who is a pc
tech. He is on vacation and therefore I came to you all for help. I have
made a small textfile with the password and stuck into my misc. folder.
Thanks again for the above link and your help.
Monika
Beauregard T. Shagnasty
> I have made a small textfile with the password and stuck into my misc.
> folder.
Hopefully on a different computer!
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Dan C
The quickest way to reset the password is to format the hard drive.
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joevan
wrote:
>On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:26:16 -0400, purpledawn wrote:
>
>> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He
>> tell me he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and
>> their password. He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot
>> logon into my wifi conncetion. I did find my wifi connection but have no
>> idea what my password was. Also noticed that the password section will
>> not take any alphabetical letters only numbers. Did some research on the
>> web and found (I guess) that the password for the wifi should be on the
>> bottom of the laptop. I checked but there are so many number have no
>> idea which one to type in. Is there any way I can make a new password.
>> Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Monika
>
>The quickest way to reset the password is to format the hard drive.
AW, shit, the idiot is back.
Meat Plow
Obsession is obviously a strong emotional disability to overcome.
Dan C
Indeed. It is quite hard to figure out why you and your little pal
'joevan' feel the need to respond to my every post.
Obsession is probably a good way to answer that.
You should both seek the help of a mental health professional.
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joevan
wrote:
>On Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:46:25 +0000, Meat Plow wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:48:18 -0400, joevan wrote:
>>
>>> On 06 Oct 2010 01:45:28 GMT, Dan C <youmust...@lan.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:26:16 -0400, purpledawn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He
>>>>> tell me he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and
>>>>> their password. He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I cannot
>>>>> logon into my wifi conncetion. I did find my wifi connection but have
>>>>> no idea what my password was. Also noticed that the password section
>>>>> will not take any alphabetical letters only numbers. Did some
>>>>> research on the web and found (I guess) that the password for the
>>>>> wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop. I checked but there are
>>>>> so many number have no idea which one to type in. Is there any way I
>>>>> can make a new password. Your help in this matter is greatly
>>>>> appreciated. Thanks, Monika
>>>>
>>>>The quickest way to reset the password is to format the hard drive.
>>> AW, shit, the idiot is back.
>>
>> Obsession is obviously a strong emotional disability to overcome.
>
>Indeed. It is quite hard to figure out why you and your little pal
>'joevan' feel the need to respond to my every post.
>
>Obsession is probably a good way to answer that.
>
>You should both seek the help of a mental health professional.
You are an idiot and a troll. Now go away.
Dan C
Wrong, wrong, and no.
Bugger off, troll.
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Meat Plow
> On Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:46:25 +0000, Meat Plow wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:48:18 -0400, joevan wrote:
>>
>>> On 06 Oct 2010 01:45:28 GMT, Dan C <youmust...@lan.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:26:16 -0400, purpledawn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Toshiba laptop with windows xp which I loaned to my son. He
>>>>> tell me he signed in as a guest used the hotels wifi connection and
>>>>> their password. He returned the wifi to me yesterday and now I
>>>>> cannot logon into my wifi conncetion. I did find my wifi connection
>>>>> but have no idea what my password was. Also noticed that the
>>>>> password section will not take any alphabetical letters only
>>>>> numbers. Did some research on the web and found (I guess) that the
>>>>> password for the wifi should be on the bottom of the laptop. I
>>>>> checked but there are so many number have no idea which one to type
>>>>> in. Is there any way I can make a new password. Your help in this
>>>>> matter is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Monika
>>>>
>>>>The quickest way to reset the password is to format the hard drive.
>>> AW, shit, the idiot is back.
>>
>> Obsession is obviously a strong emotional disability to overcome.
>
> Indeed
Thanks for agreeing you are obsessed. However anyone reading your
relentless "Formatting your hard drive will.." already knew that.
WeReo_BoY
news:i8fjpt$pes$2...@deskrabbit.motzarella.org...
You moron.
WeReo_BoY
news:9alna696qua7kt4b0...@4ax.com...
Yes he is. I noticed that too.
WeReo_BoY
news:pan.2010.10...@lmao.lol.lol...
What does all this have to do with a lost password? It seems more like this
newsgroup is lost.
NO NAME
"WeReo_BoY" <scotta...@ixpres.com> wrote:
PiGGy LIEshine the ASS CANCER'd DISEASED PERVERTED PEDOPHILE says WHAT???
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larrylaundry
outdated technology? I got my router Trendnet TEW-424BRP, for ten
bucks after rebates, set up wpa2 with psk and a long paraphrase
check for firmware updates from the manufacturers website, maybe that
will solve the issue, if that is a current issue.
larrylaundry
People should set up as strong as security as you can between their
router and their laptops.
Could save from having annoyances. Setup isn't that complicated SSID
(the name you see from your laptop,) wpa or wpa2 for encryption. PSK
(pre shared key) and a decent password.
Setup the wireless the exact same settings.
Wep encryption can be and cracked in a few moments.
Nothing wrong with a new router either. Doesn't have to be like $80
bucks or anything.