Figuring out wireless passwords

**KingAlanI** · June 25th, 2009

Okay, when Grandma & Grandpa finally got hooked up the Internet, one of their *other* tech-skilled relates set up the Internet connection for them, so, among other things, I don't know what the WEP passcode is. (I'm able to connect by plugging an Ethernet cord into the router, which is in fact what I'm doing now.)

Thng is, how might you "figure out" the passcode "the hard way"? Would be useful to know.

**terazen** · June 25th, 2009

The Aircrack-ng package has a couple programs you can use. I think it's just `sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng` to install.

http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?...dabe77e8cebdde

**SuperSonic4** · June 25th, 2009

Wouldn't accessing the router CP be easier? Chances are your relative wrote any important information for them anyway.

**terazen** · June 25th, 2009

Yeah I think just pushing the reset button and holding it in for a few seconds would be the easiest since you can just reset it to the default password. He said he wanted the "hard way" though, which makes me think he might like a challenge.

**KingAlanI** · June 26th, 2009

What I meant by "hard way" was cracking it, rather than than the "easy way" of just chasing down & asking the relative who set it up.

If it can be handled by the router reset button, I'll try that.

I'm about to go outside for a bit; I'll try the router trick sometime after I get back.