Hey, I can access my wireless router from my iphone, but somehow (even after hard restarting the router several times) my macbook can no longer access the router. Does anyone know if there is a way to retrieve the wep key off the iphone since it is stored on there somewhere in order to use my macbook wirelessly again...or is there a way to access the wireless signal that my iphone receives with my macbook a la blue tooth?
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retrieving a wep key from an iphone
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I'm not sure about getting it off the phone, but most routers have a reset button on the back or bottom...generally difficult to press without a pen or something sharp.
Hold that for a sec and it should go back to default SSID and no wep. SSID would be "NETGEAR" or "linksys", or whatever kind your router is. It should show up as an option.
That, or if you never changed the admin login, you can hook the macbook up to the router, type 192.168.x.x (the two x's are generally 1's or 0's...different for different routers, so you'll have to look it up) in your browser on the laptop and log into the admin using the default login. (again you'll have to look up the default login because they're always different)
^^beat to the punch. Looks like the reset button isn't working and you changed your default login, so I'm not sure what to tell you.
Hold that for a sec and it should go back to default SSID and no wep. SSID would be "NETGEAR" or "linksys", or whatever kind your router is. It should show up as an option.
That, or if you never changed the admin login, you can hook the macbook up to the router, type 192.168.x.x (the two x's are generally 1's or 0's...different for different routers, so you'll have to look it up) in your browser on the laptop and log into the admin using the default login. (again you'll have to look up the default login because they're always different)
^^beat to the punch. Looks like the reset button isn't working and you changed your default login, so I'm not sure what to tell you.
haha, np.
You might try calling the manufacturer and seeing if they have any thoughts. When did you buy the router? If it was recent, it might still be under warranty.
Otherwise, might be time to upgrade routers. Sounds like this one is bugging out on you anyway.
