May042012

How do I recover my home Wi-Fi password?

Martha Mora asks:

I have forgotten my at home Wi-Fi password, and would like to be able to recover it – any advice?

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Tagged: network security key, recover password, wireless connection

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Bruce Epper

May 4, 2012

Depending on the make and model of your router, you may be able to log into your router and retrieve it. If you have a Windows 7 computer that has previously connected to the network, you can use the instructions here (http://www.mydigitallife.info/retrieve-view-or-display-wireless-wep-or-wpa-wifi-network-security-key-or-password-in-windows-7/) to retrieve the password. For a Windows XP or Vista machine, you can use WirelessKeyView to get the same info (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wirelesskeyview.zip) RouterPassView may allow you to get the username/password for a router as well as the WiFi password (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/routerpassview.zip)

If you are using a Mac, you can get the information in a similar manner as Win7 with the instructions here (http://www.askdavetaylor.com/recover_a_mac_wifi_password.html)

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Susendeep Dutta

May 4, 2012

You can use WirelessKeyView to view your password -

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

Oron

Excellent advice!

May 4, 2012

dindone

worked as a charm!

June 19, 2012

What about a MAC?

August 5, 2012

Jordan

This helped me the first time. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 4, 2012

Mike

My AVG virus checker says this program is a TROJAN.

Does anyone know if this is safe or not?

Mike

September 11, 2012

The helper

No u shall get super anti spyware it will find it and you can fix it or delete it

September 24, 2012

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Kyem Ghosh

May 4, 2012

linux is the only mechanism to get your wi-fi password back….. Chk out the video in this link and follow the steps….

junauza.com/2010/02/hacking-wi-fi-password-using-ubuntu.html

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Richard Carpenter

May 4, 2012

The quickest way is to reset the wifi router, basically there is a button on the bottom labeled reset. It completely resets it to factory default. You will probably need a paper clip if you decide to do this.

On the computer that you connected to wifi on, you can use WirelessKeyView, like Susendeep Dutta mentioned. It is a nice piece of somewhere, and I use it in my toolkit.

If you have several days, at the minimum, to wait you could try to hack the password using a bruteforce or dictionary attack method. If your wireless key was very long it could take several weeks to….. years.

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FIDELIS

May 4, 2012

Hello, the easiest way would be to reset your router to factory settings. That means, it would turn all the settings in your router to same settings as when your first connected it. Just look at the back of router and you should see a reset button area. Keep in mind, that you will have to reconnect all the devices to wireless again. Also make sure to set a new secure password and add it to other devices.

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lol@you

May 7, 2012

Don’t use computers, kthxbai

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Mike

May 7, 2012

After you get all this settled out, I would also recommend that you _write down your password_.

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Achraf Almouloudi

May 7, 2012

Access using an Ethernet cable, then look at the local website so you can see the key .

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Martin

May 7, 2012

Connect the computer to router thru ethernet cable and enter the home page of the router. Then enter the set up and navigate to wifi setup page. You can find the password there. Good luck.