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wireless router - forgotten encryption key

  • 15-08-2007 11:29am
    #1
    dade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭


    I have a wireless network set up and for love nor money can i recall it's IP address. It's set up on teh DMZ of our firewall so guests can get Internet access and not connect to our LAN so is on a different IP range of our lan.

    What i need to do is be able to log onto this router so i can get the encryption key and record it for when others want to visit. (yes i could make it open with no security but don't want to)

    I got the IP of the gateway but when i go to that it takes me to my firewall so no joy there. Obviously I don't want to reset the router coz i'd have to get someone in to configure it again.

    anyone any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    sicruise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭sicruise


    Can you not just wire yourself up to it and get the encryption key from the web interface?


  • #3
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Sounds like you'll have to connect a cable and reset unless the encryption key is shown in the clear on the router's admin page. Mine is and I have a Netgear router.


  • #4
    dade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭dade


    ethernet wrote:
    the encryption key is shown in the clear on the router's admin page. .
    its a 3Com and the key is shown clear on the admin page but I cant HTTP to it, cant recall the IP. I guess I'll just have to ping all 255 addresses til i get a response then try. I know one address and when i HTTP to it it takes me to my firewall which obviously is no good to me.

    maye i'll take the connection from the firewall out and try HTTP to it again.


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