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

Robert Walker
2012-11-01 22:26:09
I have an airport and I cant remember my wifi password. I bought an apple Iphone 5. It asks for my wifi password.
Martha
2012-09-25 01:07:26
Thank you! Problem solved!
Martha
2012-09-25 01:06:24
Thank you soo much. Problem solved!
raj
2012-09-19 07:51:22
I have wifi in my house but the owner is set the password how iknow the password
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Robert
2012-08-27 12:40:47
WiFiDump should do it : http://www.megapanzer.com/wp-content/uploads/WiFiDump_0_1.zip
Carrumba Megapanzer
2012-09-30 16:06:26
there is a newer version of it : http://www.megapanzer.com/wp-content/uploads/WiFiDump_0_2.zip0.1 contained some minor bugs
John Heintz
2012-06-02 02:40:07
I have forgotten our WI-FI password to get into our Kindle-Fire computer system.
Susendeep Dutta
2012-06-03 06:41:33
View your passwrod in your computer and then you'll be able to access Wi-Fi in your Kindle using this tool -http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html
Martin
2012-05-07 18:52:08
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.
Achraf Almouloudi
2012-05-07 13:39:43
Access using an Ethernet cable, then look at the local website so you can see the key .
Mike
2012-05-07 13:36:22
After you get all this settled out, I would also recommend that you _write down your password_.
lol@you
2012-05-07 13:33:00
Don't use computers, kthxbai
FIDELIS
2012-05-04 15:59:45
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.
Richard Carpenter
2012-05-04 15:39:10
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.
Kyem Ghosh
2012-05-04 14:47:56
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
Susendeep Dutta
2012-05-04 10:21:08
You can use WirelessKeyView to view your password -http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html
Mike
2012-09-11 23:46:34
My AVG virus checker says this program is a TROJAN.Does anyone know if this is safe or not?Mike
The helper
2012-09-24 21:51:39
No u shall get super anti spyware it will find it and you can fix it or delete it
Bruce Epper
2012-05-04 07:53:22
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)