Hi, setting up a friends wireless modem. where do I find the wep code please.

Boris said:

Hi, setting up a friends wireless modem. where do I find the wep code please.

Is it an old router? Why using WEP?

You set it yourself in the admin page of the router. What brand and model is it?

huawei e586 d069

need the security network key for the new computer

Boris said:

huawei e586 d069

need the security network key for the new computer

use browser and go to

192.168.1.1

default username and password is most commonly ‘admin’ for both.

Boris said:

huawei e586 d069

need the security network key for the new computer

Routers usually come with default keys (which will be in the manual or listed online) and some newer ones have a unique default key, listed on a sticker on the unit.

The setup page of the router should allow you to at best see the current key, at worst change it to one of your choice.

poikilotherm said:

Boris said:

huawei e586 d069

need the security network key for the new computer

use browser and go to

192.168.1.1

default username and password is most commonly ‘admin’ for both.

http://setuprouter.com/router/huawei/e586/login.htm

can’t connect to anything without the key

Boris said:

can’t connect to anything without the key

If in doubt contact the manufacturer.

Boris said:

can’t connect to anything without the key

Ah, no ethernet port?

so plug the router into the new puta? or connect the two putas?

Boris said:

so plug the router into the new puta? or connect the two putas?

plug router in.

done that and still need the key

You have a computer that is already able to connect to the router?

You have several choices:

1. Log into the router with a computer that is already able to connect and reset the WEP key to one you will note down for future reference.

2. Use some software to retrieve the key from a computer that is already able to connect.

3. Reset the modem to defaults, after downloading the manuals and any tips and hints.

4. Remember the WEP key.

how do I log into the router? I have a puta already set up so I can retrieve the wep if I can find it

Boris, page 11 of this manual:

file:///C:/Mem/Downloads_New/HUAWEI_E586Es-2_Mobile_WiFi_Quick_Start%2528V100R001_01%252CEn%252CNormal%252CL%2529.pdf

Suggests that the WEP key is stored on a sticker under the battery.

Boris said:

how do I log into the router? I have a puta already set up so I can retrieve the wep if I can find it

Carmen_Sandiego said:

poikilotherm said:

Boris said:

huawei e586 d069

need the security network key for the new computer

use browser and go to

192.168.1.1

default username and password is most commonly ‘admin’ for both.

http://setuprouter.com/router/huawei/e586/login.htm

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

thanks guys

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

Oft ptroven so. ;)

roughbarked said:

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

Oft ptroven so. ;)

So why don’t people go directly to the last place they would look first??? seems bloody obvious to me.

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

That’s because once you’ve found it, you stop looking.

party_pants said:

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

That’s because once you’ve found it, you stop looking.

I keep looking for a few minutes after I find something just to disprove the adage.

party_pants said:

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Boris said:

all done. that was one place that I knew I should have looked as I had read about that locale.

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

That’s because once you’ve found it, you stop looking.

I frequently stop looking before I find it, I usually say “f*ckit, it’ll turn up!”

You are both barking mad.

party_pants said:

You are both barking mad.

SNAFU

party_pants said:

You are both barking mad.

RRRRR- Ruff, Ruff—— Ruff, Ruff

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Carmen_Sandiego said:

You always find something in the last place you look for it.

That’s because once you’ve found it, you stop looking.

I keep looking for a few minutes after I find something just to disprove the adage.

Usually I find a lot of other lost items while I’m there. So these are often what I continue looking at.

Boris said:

Hi, setting up a friends wireless modem. where do I find the wep code please.

poikilotherm said:

Is it an old router? Why using WEP?

Boris, once you’ve got this modem set up please don’t use WEP! It’s about as secure as a wet paper bag. According to http://setuprouter.com/router/huawei/e586/WiFi.htm that modem can use WPA2-PSK, which is secure.

From http://setuprouter.com/wep-vs-wpa/

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) was introduced in 1999 and at first, it was thought to be as secure as a wired network. WEP uses a password to create a static encryption key that it then uses to encrypt data sent over the web. This means that the same key is used for all of the information or “packets” you send over the air waves during a session. This static key becomes a big problem with security because a key that doesn’t change is much easier to attack than one that is constantly changing. WEP is not a “wired equivalent,” as it’s name suggests; it can be cracked in less than a minute by a commonplace hacker. Unfortunately, a lot of older routers have WEP as their default choice.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy#Security_Details

In August 2001, Scott Fluhrer, Itsik Mantin, and Adi Shamir published a cryptanalysis of WEP that exploits the way the RC4 ciphers and IV are used in WEP, resulting in a passive attack that can recover the RC4 key after eavesdropping on the network. Depending on the amount of network traffic, and thus the number of packets available for inspection, a successful key recovery could take as little as one minute. If an insufficient number of packets are being sent, there are ways for an attacker to send packets on the network and thereby stimulate reply packets which can then be inspected to find the key. The attack was soon implemented, and automated tools have since been released. It is possible to perform the attack with a personal computer, off-the-shelf hardware and freely available software such as aircrack-ng to crack any WEP key in minutes.

[see link for further info]

FWIW, Adi Shamir is the “A” in RSA one of the most powerful public-key encryption systems known. When it comes to cryptography, Adi knows his stuff. :)

Always look in the last spot first.

runs away