Wireless Network un-secure

Siphis · 09-29-2008, 06:58 PM

hey, well, my parents are stupid and never put a PW on the wireless router. They also forgot the admin PW. I am connected threw a wire and my parents are connected wirelessly. Latly my neighbours have been connecting to our router and slowing down out internet. I know of them on because it shows they have Window's Media Player and it is saying that my neighboures media player is found and gives the name of there computer(which is her name). Anywho we lost the admin PW to the router and is there anyway of resetting it? i was also wondering abouit resseting it, can i open it up and pull the battery to reset the PW and add a new one in.

matt261102 · 09-29-2008, 08:50 PM

Most routers will have a small reset button somewhere on them. This will reset the device to factory settings so you will have to configure your internet and network settings again.

Siphis · 09-29-2008, 08:51 PM

okay, how will i access the router again? it is a D-link router

matt261102 · 09-29-2008, 09:00 PM

On a computer that is attached via ethernet cable, open a web browser and type in the routers IP address.

**johnwill** · 09-30-2008, 04:21 PM

Open a command prompt and type IPCONFIG

The address of the Default Gateway is the router's base address. Put that address in the IE address bar and hit Enter, you should get the password prompt from the router.

09-29-2008, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Siphis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Great white north Posts: 70 OS: Vista	Wireless Network un-secure hey, well, my parents are stupid and never put a PW on the wireless router. They also forgot the admin PW. I am connected threw a wire and my parents are connected wirelessly. Latly my neighbours have been connecting to our router and slowing down out internet. I know of them on because it shows they have Window's Media Player and it is saying that my neighboures media player is found and gives the name of there computer(which is her name). Anywho we lost the admin PW to the router and is there anyway of resetting it? i was also wondering abouit resseting it, can i open it up and pull the battery to reset the PW and add a new one in.

09-29-2008, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
matt261102 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 155 OS: XP, Vista, Server2003, Fedora	Re: Wireless Network un-secure Most routers will have a small reset button somewhere on them. This will reset the device to factory settings so you will have to configure your internet and network settings again.

09-29-2008, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Siphis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Great white north Posts: 70 OS: Vista	Re: Wireless Network un-secure okay, how will i access the router again? it is a D-link router

09-29-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
matt261102 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 155 OS: XP, Vista, Server2003, Fedora	Re: Wireless Network un-secure On a computer that is attached via ethernet cable, open a web browser and type in the routers IP address.

09-30-2008, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Wireless Network un-secure Open a command prompt and type IPCONFIG The address of the Default Gateway is the router's base address. Put that address in the IE address bar and hit Enter, you should get the password prompt from the router. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience