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My husband; set up the family wireless router
Topic Started: Dec 13 2010, 03:10 PM (314 Views)
RosemaryTwo
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HOLY CARP!!!
And now he has no idea what the password is.

Nice.

Any ideas how I can retrieve it?
"Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua
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Frank_W
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Beating it out of him is not an option?
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KlavierBauer
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SWEET!
Did he setup a password, or is it the factory default?

For a linux router, this is usually a login of "admin" and no password
For other routers there are other standard factory passwords you can google.
I he actually set a login/password for it (not for the WPA/WEP security, but for the admin login itself), and he forgot it, you will need to "hard reset" the router. Again, depending on the make/model you should easily find instructions on google or in the manual for a *hard reset* which will take it back to "factory settings."
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RosemaryTwo
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He set up a password, yes.

The router is in his name -- Mr. R2.

I am entering every password he usually uses and it won't take.

Our iPhones have it programmed in -- is there a way to pull it from the iPhone? I am trying to get my wireless printer to work.
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George K
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Finally
Most routers have a "reset" button on them. iirc, you reset the router by pushing a paper clip, nail or pin into the hole that says "reset" and holding it for about 10 seconds. That will reset the router to factory defaults, including password, username, etc.

Then, you can change everything. That's the "hard reset" that KB is talking about.

Unless you're talking about one of these:

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In which case, I have no idea.


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RosemaryTwo
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Ha. Thanks George.

When the husband gets home from work I will have him make a few more stabs at it, then I will move on to your plan B -- involving the paperclip.
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RosemaryTwo
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....may attack the husband with the paperclip if that doesn't work.....

trying to help a kid print his homework,.....
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KlavierBauer
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R2: George is right - for many routers it's as simple as finding the reset button, and pressing/holding for awhile (can't remember if 10 or 30 seconds is standard).
Some manufacturers make it trickier, like pushing reset and holding, with the router unplugged, and then plugging power back in (with your 3rd and 4th hands), and releasing reset.
Just look in the manual, and you should find instructions for soft/hard reset.
Some routers even hard reset with any pressing of the reset button, and will only "soft" reset with an unplug.
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Mikhailoh
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Waterboard him with hot lentil soup.
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Mikhailoh
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
Poor, poor Mr. R2. He has no idea what a bad night he's about to have. :lol2:
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George K
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Finally
Mikhailoh
Dec 13 2010, 04:28 PM
Waterboard him with hot lentil soup.
TTIWWOP
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Frank_W
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:lol2:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Axtremus
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Worst case, you can always get a new router.

(If Mr. R2 is reading ... just go buy a new one that looks exactly like the old one and swap it in. She doesn't have to know.)
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CTPianotech
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Fulla-Carp
do wireless printers have a place to put a wire? you know, just in case?
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KlavierBauer
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ax: We used to call that the "Velacci Switch."

Buy a playstation in the good old days - try to hack it - break it - buy new one, return old one.

Velacci Switch.
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"He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple

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Frank_W
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:lol2: Didn't know there was an actual name for this! LOL!
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Frank_W
Dec 14 2010, 10:10 AM
:lol2: Didn't know there was an actual name for this! LOL!
+1!
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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KlavierBauer
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I think it may even stem from the legendary "Valachi switch" that occurred within the mob arena some years back.
I know there's a book about it called "The Valachi Papers."

Perhaps I should change the spelling (I've never written it before).
"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper
"He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple

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