Reveal network key ?

DiscoKandy · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:22

Hi,

I'm house sitting my friends house for the week and want to connect my laptop to the internet using her wireless router. Thing is she cant remember the routers user and password or the network key itself.

However I do have access to her laptop which is connected to the router........is there anyway to reveal the network key being used on this laptop so I can then punch it into my own laptop ?

Laptop is running XP by the way.

Cheers

Zefan · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:27

Not a clue if that's possible, however I would simply reset the router.

postmanfw · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:30

Yep it can be easily done with wzcook which can get the key if using xp zero config utility.

DiscoKandy · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:33

Zefan said:
Not a clue if that's possible, however I would simply reset the router.

I'd then need her ISP username and password though right ? :/

postmanfw said:
Yep it can be easily done with wzcook which can get the key if using xp zero config utility.

Problem is her wireless networks are managed by Dell Wireless WLAN utility application :/

Chris1712 · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:37

Probably in the registry somewhere? Though nicely encrypted probably.

I would try a few of the default user/passes for the routers webui 'admin' 'root' etc. Googling the model should get some results.

DiscoKandy · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:40

been down that road already, she's changed it from the default :/ I need an app that reveals characters hidden behind 'asteriks' if such a thing exists.

teaboy5 · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:45

Or do it the easy way.

Go into the router using her laptop and give the router a new key. Make sure you reconnect her laptop and your flying.

Zefan · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:50

teaboy5 said:
Go into the router using her laptop and give the router a new key. Make sure you reconnect her laptop and your flying.

They do not know the password to get into the router.

As I said, I'd just do a hard reset but after looking at the wzcook or whatever it's called

DiscoKandy · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:55

Ok, managed to reaveal the network key using this handy little app, however my laptop refuses to connect :/ damn, might have to give up.

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

*Moangroan* · 5 Aug 2008 at 20:56

Yes there is a program that uncovers the password behind asterisks...I cant remember what its called or if it works in win xp.

too late////lol

sunlitsix · 5 Aug 2008 at 21:14

checked on the bottom of the router for username & password? unless she changed it herself that is

SoundsGood · 5 Aug 2008 at 22:38

test

test678

Cobertizo · 5 Aug 2008 at 22:57

Use her laptop?

See if you can configure ICS on her laptop, and connect through that?

Sp00n · 6 Aug 2008 at 08:00

ignore

DiscoKandy · 6 Aug 2008 at 09:12

SoundsGood said:
Is it WEP or WPA? Perhaps MAC filtering is on, try cloning her MAC then try the key again.

WEP.

Yeah I thought that it might be the case, cloning the MAC sounds complex though.

Cobertizo said:
Use her laptop?

See if you can configure ICS on her laptop, and connect through that?

ICS, good thinking !

Sp00n · 6 Aug 2008 at 09:24

Google for changing mac in windows, much less hassle than ics.