Retrieve WiFi router's Password??

Aiadi

We are trying to connect my laptop to wireless BB at a friend's house but he'd forgotten his router's password (saved connection onto his PC so haven't used the password for ages). Is there an easy way to get the password stored on his PC?

Thanks in advance for any help..

Aiadi

His router is Thomson Speedtouch 780WL and his PC runs Windows XP.

keggies

Try looking at the back or under the router, sometimes it's one of the numbers located there.

albertross_2

if you mean the encryption pwd, login to the router in ie using the gateway ip address when you do a

start, run
cmd
ipconfig

or

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

ormus

if you have no joy then reset the router to the default, and then reconfigure it all again with a new PW.
(you will have to change the main PC log on details too with the new PW).

Aiadi

Thanks guys and thank you albert for all your suggestions. You always come to the rescue and we have now managed to get the password.

Merry Christmas to all......................:beer:

malamute

As long as nothing has been altered by the user then
WEP (Wired-Equivalent Privacy)
Traffic between the SpeedTouch™ and the clients is encrypted by sharing a
pre-defined 64-bit or a 128-bit Network key for secure communication with
legacy 802.11b clients.
�� WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)
The highest form of security available for home users. Make sure that your
wireless client and client manager are compatible with it.
The default 64 bit hexadecimal WEP key is printed on the identification
label located at the bottom of the SpeedTouch™ and is unique for
each device.
The default WPA-Personal pass phrase is printed on the identification
label located at the bottom of the SpeedTouch™ and is unique for
each device.
The WPA-Personal pass phrase must consist of 8 to 63 ASCII
characters or 8 to 64 HEX digits.