Windows 7: Any way of finding out router wireless key?

paulstung · 04 Dec 2012

I have just done my quarterly full system wipe on my laptop,and have lost my little sticker with the router details on.Is there any way of finding out what wpa key is by going into the 192.168------ router set up number?

richnrockville · 04 Dec 2012

Paulstung, the best way is to log onto the router and then view the wpa key. If you don't have access to the router directly then ask the person who owns the router.

Otherwise be nice to the owner of the router.

Rich

paulstung · 04 Dec 2012

Thank you mate.I have access to the router,it is mine,I'm not a piggy backer.lol

Dwarf · 04 Dec 2012

You could always take the opportunity to change the key to a new one.

I keep mine on a USB drive as a text file. It's then just a matter of copying and pasting it when required.

paulstung · 04 Dec 2012

Yes mate I did change it,up until yesterday when I woke up to no internet access(a problem their end)and had to do a router reset,on top of the laptop reset.Not having much luck lately with resets.lol

Pedroc1999 · 04 Dec 2012

it should be written on the bottom of your router

paulstung · 04 Dec 2012

No mate there was a little cardboard tag,that slipped out.I took it out and put it in a safe place,probably the same place as everything else is,lol.Thanks for your help guys I went into the router settings a found it.

Windows 7: Any way of finding out router wireless key?

Any way of finding out router wireless key? problems?