home network password

[jeff]

hi, i have a small home network using a cable modem and netgear router. I
have just purchased a new puter but am not sure where to look on my old
puters for the password. help is greatly appreciated, thanks sue

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Password to what?
If you are referring to the Router,it should be in its manual.
However in most cases you can plug the new computer to the Router and it
would probably work as is.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[jeff]

sorry i am a novice , i should have mentioned that the puter i am hooking up
is wireless. the puter sees the network and its name but then asks for the
password, i assuem to the network

 

[Jim]

sorry i am a novice , i should have mentioned that the puter i am hooking
up
is wireless. the puter sees the network and its name but then asks for the
password, i assuem to the network

Perhaps you mean the pass phrase (which just another way to say encryption
key). If so, the router is the only source of this data. You get to the
encryption key by logging on to the router from an ethernet connected
computer. And, if you forget the user name for the router or the password
for that account, you must start all over again.

Jim

 

[2Rivers]

From the command prompt, type this, notice the space: ipconfig /all
Look in the results for the IP address for the "Default Gateway", that is
probably your router's address.

Take that address and put it into your Internet browser. It will possibly
prompt you with another box asking for your username/password. This is not
the same as the one you were looking for before.
Usually, the username is Admin
The password varies, and of course if you changed it there is no one that
knows it here. You may have changed it during initial setup of the router,
perhaps when running a CD that came with the router.

If you do happen to get into the router setup, look for "Wireless" or
"Wireless security" for the passphrase/key.

Good luck.