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Broadband Password

  • 12-09-2007 6:43pm
    #1
    tonc76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone tell me how I can retrieve the password on a secure broadband network? I'm trying to give someone access to my broadband but cannot find the code anywhere?

    Thanks in Advance


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  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Connect to your router, and it'll say somewhere on the routers' settings.


  • #3
    tonc76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭tonc76


    Sorry but not being technically minded can you explain how I can do this?


  • #4
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Umm surely you did this in the first place? I do not know of any router that comes with a key already in place and it written on a sticker. Its possible yes but usually you connect up first to set i up.

    So you use a network cable, plug it in yo a laptop or pc and then connect to the ip address of the router putting in the username/password if needed.

    If you are already connected with wireless then you do not need a cable, just connect to the routers ip address.
    Oh and if you do not know your routers ip address.. go to start - run type cmd and press ok. then at the command prompt type ipconfig then press enter.
    Its the default gateway address you need.
    Probably 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254 etc


  • #5
    tonc76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭tonc76


    Thanks for that I'll try it when I get home.


  • #6
    tonc76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭tonc76


    Saruman wrote:
    Umm surely you did this in the first place? I do not know of any router that comes with a key already in place and it written on a sticker. Its possible yes but usually you connect up first to set i up.

    So you use a network cable, plug it in yo a laptop or pc and then connect to the ip address of the router putting in the username/password if needed.

    If you are already connected with wireless then you do not need a cable, just connect to the routers ip address.
    Oh and if you do not know your routers ip address.. go to start - run type cmd and press ok. then at the command prompt type ipconfig then press enter.
    Its the default gateway address you need.
    Probably 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254 etc

    Thanks its working now. The other laptop is now getting broadband but I got a warning message saying the there was a conflict with my ip address. My signal has fallen from 5 bars to one. I was expecting some loss but not that much. Is everything ok here or do I need to change settings?


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  • #7
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Well either the DHCP sercer assigned an IP address it already issued to another machine and then assigned another one instead... or it assigned one that was in use by a static ip address on the network.
    If the message went away and did not return then its all fine. Otherwise you would need to find the machine with the static ip address and set it to a higher number at the end. Or exclude it from the DHCP server range.

    If you do not have a valid ip address your signal strength can drop in windows. It should not, but i have seen it happen.
    Oh if you do have a static ip on any system then unless you NEED one you are better off turning all computers on to DHCP to avoid conflicts if you are not familiar with TCP/IP.


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