This method is suitable for your personal router or any other one to which you have physical access. Most modern routers have a unique default network name and password. They are usually printed on a label with serial number and other service information or on a special sticker.
All you have to do is get to the router and carefully examine its back side. If there is nothing there, try looking at the instructions or Googling the router model. You'll probably find what you're looking for.
2. Find out the password from Windows network settings
If you are (or have ever been) connected to the network through Windows, then it will kindly tell you forgotten password. Depending on the Windows versions The names of the menu items may differ, but the meaning is approximately the same.
You need to go to "Network and Sharing Center" shared access» and get to the list of wireless networks. Then open the properties of the desired network and look at the password in the “Network security key” field, not forgetting to check the “Display entered characters” checkbox.
With Mac it's exactly the same. OS X stores the password for every network you've ever connected to, and of course you can see it.
This is done in the “Keychain”, where all your passwords are stored. We launch it through Spotlight or from the “Programs” folder and select the “System” section in the sidebar on the left. Next, find the desired network in the list and click on the “i” button in the panel below. We check the box next to “Show password” and after entering the administrator password we see our Wi-Fi password.
4. Find the password in the router’s web interface
If you have access to the web interface, you can view the router password there. To do this, go to the address 192.168.0.1 (or 192.168.1.1) in your browser and enter your username and password. The menu structure for each manufacturer is different, but the point is to find the Wireless Network section, which has a Security item with protection options. It contains our key, that is, the wireless network password.
The menu we need looks something like this. The password is hidden by default, and to display it you need to click on the Display password button or something like that.
5. Reset your password and set a new one
Nothing can stand against brute force. If the password cannot be obtained, then you need to hack it, that is, reset it. This method is only suitable if you need a password for your home router, but will work on absolutely any router, since each of them has a physical reset button. The only negative is that if your provider uses specific connection settings, you will have to configure it again.
simpson33/depositphotos.com So, we take the router out of the closet, from the mezzanine - or wherever it is hidden there - and carefully look at the part of it where the ports and control buttons are located. Look for a small hole with Reset written next to it. This is the reset button. You need to press it with a paperclip or a needle and hold it for a few seconds (if that doesn’t help, then press reset and, without releasing the button, turn off the router for 30 seconds, and then, continuing to hold the button, turn it on and release it after 30 seconds). After this, the router settings will be reset to standard and you can find out the password using one of the methods described above.
If you have a PC and a laptop, it’s convenient + many people take smartphones...
But both boyfriends and girlfriends are very happy. They will come to visit, crawl into the corners and look at each their own. Why do they come to visit?
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First go to “Settings”.
Select the section with the same name – “Wifi”.
If the access point is within reach and it works, then you will see it in this list.
You click on it, and... here in most cases a bad obstacle called “Password” awaits you. If you know it, then enter it and press Join. If not, but you need to connect to this point, then you try to pretend to be a hacker, trying everything from 123456 to “I’ll press everything at once” - suddenly that’s what happens.
If the password is correct, but you still can’t connect, this means the router settings are to blame. Click on the blue checkmark next to the name of the Wifi point, and the network settings will open to you. But this is for experienced users.
Also in these settings there is a “Forget this network” button. It will help you if, for example, you are using someone else’s device, but you don’t want to leave the password to the owner.
Setting up wifi under Android system:
You should start here “Settings” -> “Wireless Networks”.
Check the “Wi-Fi” box.
Go to “Wi-Fi Settings”.
Below are the available Wi-Fi networks and those that were previously available (but they will say “Unavailable”).
Click on the desired access point and repeat the fourth step from “Settings on iOS”.
Advanced settings for advanced users can be found here by clicking on the menu button and selecting “Advanced functions” in it.
You can delete a network in this way: press and hold the name of the network, and then click on “Delete this network.”
So we figured out how to set up wifi on a tablet with these two systems. If the system is different, then the action plan will not be too different (as you can see, even in these two it is almost identical). Click “Like” and tell your friends about how to steal the Internet in cafes.
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What exactly is the problem? Write that you have a router / or are stealing from your neighbors. Have wireless drivers been installed... Otherwise, the problem cannot be identified...
As soon as the computer connects to Wi-Fi networks, he will no longer ask for her password. And most users easily forget this password, especially if it was written down on some piece of paper. This is not a problem until you need to connect another device to the same Wi-Fi - for example, a phone or tablet.
I will show you several proven ways to view a password that are suitable for any popular operating system(Windows 7, 8, 10).
The easiest way to find out the Wi-Fi password
1 . Left-click on this icon in the tray.
It is located in the lower right corner of the screen, between the alphabet and the clock. Sometimes this icon is hidden under a small arrow.
2. In the window that appears, right-click on the network for which you need to find out the password and select “Properties.”
3. We check the “Display entered characters” checkbox and the computer shows the wifi password in the “Network security key” field.
Another easy way
This option is a little more complicated, but it shows all wireless networks to which the computer has connected, and not just active ones.
1 . Right-click on the tray icon and select “Network and Sharing Center.”
2. A window will open, on the left side of which select “Wireless Network Management”.
3. Right-click on the desired network and select “Properties”.
4 . Go to the “Security” tab and check the box next to “Display entered characters”.
If there is no “Manage wireless networks” item, then click on “Change adapter settings”, right-click on the desired connection and select “Status”. In the window, click on the “Wireless Network Properties” button, go to the “Security” tab and check the box next to “Display entered characters”.
Retrieving the password through the program
There is such a wonderful free program WirelessKeyView. Thanks to it, you can view passwords from all points to which the computer was connected. There is no need to install it: just download from the official website, unpack and run the program file. If wifi points will not appear immediately, click on the icon
That's all :)
Of the minuses, it should be noted that some antiviruses swear at it, since the program interferes with the settings (my Kaspersky, for example, caused a panic). If this does not bother you, use it to your health.
We look at the password for our Wi-Fi in the router settings
This method is good because only thanks to it you can find out a password that the computer does not know at all. For example, Windows was reinstalled, but you don’t remember the password for your Wi-Fi and now you can’t connect. So in this case, a router will help.
A router is the thing that “distributes” the Internet. It looks something like this:
Among other things, its settings store a password. To find it, you need to connect the router to the computer via a power cord (usually included).
If the computer remembers the password and connects to the network, then you don’t have to do this.
1 . Open the browser (Internet program), type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and press the Enter button on the keyboard.
Most often, after this, a login/password request appears. If this does not happen, try other addresses: 192.168.0.0, 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.1.0. But if they don’t fit either, then take the router, turn it over and find its IP address on the sticker.
For example, I didn’t even have an address on the sticker. Then I copied the router model from it (in my case Huawei HG8245A) and entered the request “huawei hg8245a ip address” into the search engine. It turned out that the default address is different, as is the login and password.
2. In the window that appears, enter the login admin and password admin.
Usually this data is suitable (if no one specifically changed it). But there may be other options, for example, root or user. They are usually written on the router itself - on a sticker on the other side.
3. Open the Wireless or WLAN tab and look for the password there. Often it is located in the Wireless Security item (Security Settings or Wireless Protection).
As a rule, the password is written in a column where there is the word Key, Password or Password. Often, to see it, you need to uncheck it.
By the way, it happens that it is written immediately when you open the router settings.
If it doesn't help
Then you can reset all the router settings to factory settings. But in this case, you will have to configure it yourself: specify the Internet connection parameters, network name and password.
To reset the settings on the router there is a small, deeply hidden Reset button (usually it is located on the back).
We clamp it with some sharp object for ten seconds. After this, all settings will be reset, and the router will be as good as new - all that remains is to configure it.
If you forget the password for your Wi-Fi network, you will not be able to connect your device to it or set up a connection on your PC after installing the OS. Fortunately, finding a forgotten combination is not difficult - this can be done on a PC or other device connected to the desired network, or through the system parameters of the router. We will tell you in detail how to find out the Wi-Fi password, and you will be sure to write down the combination you find in a regular notepad.
If any computer is connected to your personal Wi-Fi, it will not be difficult to find the password. Using this method, you can find the combination to log into your neighbor’s network - when you come to visit and surf system parameters PC.
How to view your password WiFi Windows 10: in the system panel next to the calendar, find the wireless networks symbol, right-click to launch “Network Center...”. Click on the name of the connection you are looking for. In the dialog window, launch “Properties” of your network and move to the “Security” subsection. Activate display for all entered characters. Opposite the inscription “Security Code”, your code will appear instead of black circles.
You have found the password for the connection, write it down and use it for further connection.
On Windows 7 and 8
In older editions of Windows, the steps will be slightly different. As on a computer with Windows 7, 8: to launch the “Network Center”, activate the sub-item of the same name in the “Network” subsection of the “Start” menu or call it by right-clicking the pointer in the connection picture next to the clock. In Windows 8, the sub-item you are looking for is called “View connection properties”. In the left block of the submenu, launch the “Manage wireless networks” subsection. A list of detected networks will be displayed - mark the one you are looking for and right-click to launch “Properties”. Open the “Security” section and confirm the display of the entered icons.
Another method on how to connect a forgotten Wi-Fi: press the symbol in the notification panel wireless connection. In the list of networks that appears, click on the desired name, and in the submenu click on “Properties”. A familiar window will appear, enable display of the entered password. Rewrite the characters and enter them on the second computer, it will connect.
From a mobile device on Android OS
You can easily find out the password for your personal Wi-Fi with mobile phone with Android OS connected to the network. In this case, the smartphone must have root access, then there are 2 options for how to recover your Wi-Fi password:
- You will need a file manager. Open the directory in it data/misc/wifi, find the file conf. A text list of saved files will appear. wireless connections, their passwords will be indicated in the line psk.
- Download from the store Google app Wifi Password type, displaying access codes to connected networks.
Such actions do not hack the connection; they only show the settings that were once saved in the device. You can find out the code to your neighbor’s network using this method only if he himself once connected you to his Wi-Fi.
Via router
If none of your devices can automatically connect to Wi-Fi, the router will help you quickly remember the password. You can easily find the desired combination in its settings. First, connect the router directly to the computer with a wire to network card LAN port. On the back of the device, look for a sticker with information: IP address, login and password. Launch your browser and go to the IP address, enter your login information after the request - the options panel will launch.
If there is no sticker with service information, try the standard settings for routers:
- IP address: 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 ;
- login and password: both times admin.
You can find the IP address using the command function Windows strings. Launch it through the "System" section of the "Start" menu or enter the command cmd by pressing Win+R. In the line on the black screen, enter ipconfig and click on Enter. The address will be displayed in the "Default Gateway" field.
Further steps on how to remember a forgotten password differ depending on the router manufacturer. The field with the required code will be located:
- Tp-Link: expand Wireless and sub-item Wireless Security, see the Password field.
- Tenda: open the Wireless settings section and the Wireless Security folder, line
- Linksys: block " Wireless network» subsection “Security”, line “Passphrase”.
- ZyXEL: in the lower block, switch to the Wi-Fi subsection using the picture of wireless networks, the line “Network key”.
- Asus: in the right block “System Status”, line “WPA Key”.
Even if you forgot your personal Wi-Fi password, you can easily find it in the router’s system parameters. You will need to launch the panel as an administrator - but if you once changed the standard login combination admin / admin and forgot the set values, then you will not be able to launch the settings. Then all that remains is to completely reset the router parameters and configure it again in order to connect from a PC.
Through the program
The WirelessKeyView application will be able to understand what access code is programmed into your router. It doesn’t know how to crack a Wi-Fi password, but it will show login combinations from any networks to which the computer once joined - and not those currently available. There is no need to install the program; just run the file received from the developer’s website.
Please note that many antivirus programs consider WirelessKeyView to be a Trojan or a virus due to gaining access to system data. However, the utility is not intended for unauthorized actions.
Launch the program, it will display a list of saved networks. Find the one you need by name in the Network Name column; the code in symbolic form is given in the Key (Ascii) column.
To copy the key, press the F8 key or click on the desired line, a pop-up menu will appear. From it you can save either one code or all values.
Protecting your connection
Finding a forgotten password is not a difficult task. Therefore, always protect your connection with a long and complex code, and do not forget to write it down on paper. Otherwise, your neighbors will easily understand how to connect to someone else’s Wi-Fi and will use the Internet at your expense. The connection code must consist of numbers and Latin characters, typed in upper and lower case. Then the neighbor’s computer will not join yours without permission - choosing such a combination will take too much time.
Conclusion
We figured out how to find out a forgotten password from home Wi-Fi, and didn’t tell you how to find out the password from someone else. Do not use your neighbor's network without permission, even if you accidentally find its code in the list of saved networks.
Sometimes we urgently need to access the Internet, but there is no one nearby available network WiFi. Let's look at how you can find out the password for someone else's Wi-Fi!
There are several ways to guess (hack) the password for someone else's WiFi. They are divided into 2 types:
- Selection;
- Interception and decryption of data packets.
The second method is more complex, and we will not consider it as the main one. In short: when you connect to a WiFi Router, it (the WiFi router) checks the information about the entered password, as a result of which you connect to it or not. But after a successful connection, the router continues to exchange data packets containing passwords.
Let's start connecting
First, try guessing passwords manually. The most obvious passwords: qwerty, 123456789, q1w2e3r4t5y, qwerty123, etc. Surprisingly, such passwords can be found anywhere!
If these are neighbors, then try inserting their names into the password, the name of their dog, date of birth, etc. (For example: Grigorii, Sharik123, Rodion99, Sergei15111989)
Using a scanner
Some owners WiFi routers make networks open, but impossible to connect to. Why? The owner puts a Whitelist (white list, i.e. a list of allowed devices). How does WhiteList work? The owner of the router adds allowed Mac addresses (Unique device identifiers) to the list, and regular user will not be able to connect to them just like that.
To connect to such networks, we need (in Win7): 1) Mac Address Scanner, 2) our computer.
- Launch Mac Address Scanner;
- We are trying to scan Wi-Fi. Happened? Go ahead;
- Copy the Mac address and go to the computer's Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change network adapter settings;
- Right-click on the network connection. In the window that appears, select Properties -> Network (tab) -> Configure -> Advanced (tab) -> Activate the network address and enter the received mac address. Restarting network connection. We can connect to someone else's WiFi.
Application of special programs
The last way to find out a password is by guessing, but with the help of programs.
Download any of the following:
Each of the listed programs has its own menu, but it is approximately the same. Action plan:
We find the Wi-Fi we need and connect to it through the program. After this, click “Start”. The password selection process has begun... We are waiting for the program to finish. The selection process will be quite long.
After the program finishes, it will tell you the password, and you will be able to freely enjoy someone else's WiFi! In some cases, the program will not be able to find out the password, there is nothing you can do about it.
Unfortunately, there are currently no programs for hacking (namely hacking) someone else's Wi-Fi. You can hack Wi-Fi using ONLY these methods!
Important! Never download Wi-Fi password crackers. They can harm your computer!
Alternative way
What if you don't want to hack anything? Here you can come up with anything you want!
1) You can find out the password by asking your neighbor to tell it to you under the pretext: “You need to come in for an hour.” After this, you can safely sit on someone else’s Wi-Fi.
2) Try to negotiate with your neighbor about joint payment for the Internet. In most cases, neighbors agree to such an agreement.
3) You can try to become friends with your neighbor (if it is a neighbor). Chat, talk about something... Afterwards, you can, with a clear conscience, ask him for the password to the network we need.
4) If none of these methods work, then you can run with your laptop/phone/tablet to the nearest cafe. There, order yourself some tea and calmly surf the Internet.
This is all possible ways sit on someone else's Wi-Fi!
