Forgot my wep key. what can i do?
I went with my laptop to italy and deleted all saved stuff for protection but when i got home i had forgotten my we key! I had made my network hidden. I have a linksys wireless router. The reset buton doesn't work. I pluged it in wired but my computer cant get a wep key. Should i hold a magnet up to it, or what is a wep hey I can use? what should i do? my model is a befw11s4
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suggest plugging your laptop in to the router and using a wired connection to get the settings and stuff changed and then resetting up the wireless with a name you remember, rather then use a wep key use a pass key. a word that will make the key for you. so u just remember the password instead
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Why do I not belive you? WEP is wireless. Plugging in the wire connects it directly, you dont need a key for that. You hook up the wire, and go to the router's ip address, most likely it will be 192.168.1.1 enter your username and password and change the WEP kep. Reset button does not work. Ethernet cable does not work.. I really dont see that happening. Sorry.
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Thats a big NO on the magnet, just to start. If you plug in wired, just log into the router. By default the linksys ip address will be 192.168.1.1 (so http://192.168.1.1 in your browser) and the username and password are both "admin". If you changed it AND your reset button doesn't work, well I suggest a baseball bat and some office space music. If you can get into your router, just go to wireless settings tab and look at your wep key. My suggestion (IF you can get into your router) is use WPA-PSK. Even if your SSID isn't broadcasted, I can usually get a WEP key out of the air in less than 20-30 minutes if you're using your connection. WPA is much more secure. Good luck
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