wireless network

[DR.Death]

ok i am setting up a comouter an a wireless net and i put the wrong wep key in and it wont let me change it its not in the magning of wirless net works so anny help will help

 

[Castiel]

Ok, did you clear your registry and restart?

 

[DR.Death]

no but how would i go about doing that

 

[Castiel]

Well usually you can use freeware, I know that CCleaner does the job.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Or you can use a cat5 or cat6 cable to connect to the router directly and access it that way, you won't need the wifi encryption for that.

 

[DR.Death]

it is not in the same room as the router

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Put the router in the same room, you don't need to have internet connected to the router to access it.

 

[Castiel]

it is not in the same room as the router

Ok what is the type/brand of router?

 

[DR.Death]

its not the router its the computer that i put in the wrong password

 

[Castiel]

its not the router its the computer that i put in the wrong password

Ok, run CCleaner and restart.

 

[DR.Death]

its a speedstream 6520

 

[DR.Death]

ok restarting now

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

You could just give the router a new SSID and be more careful this time if you just want a quick fix.

I do know what you mean though about Vista not letting you change the password once you save it, my roommate is greedy and changed the pass once and my PC suffered from it.

 

[DR.Death]

ya its annoying

 

[DR.Death]

ok that did not work

 

[Castiel]

ok that did not work

That sucks. Usually that could be temporary.

 

[DR.Death]

ya i need to find were its hiding

 

[Castiel]

ya i need to find were its hiding

Like are you talking about going into the system and finding it?

 

[DR.Death]

yes in the computer it wont let me change it i have tryed making a new network connection using it but yet with no luck

 

[Castiel]

yes in the computer it wont let me change it i have tryed making a new network connection using it but yet with no luck

I would say that, but I think you are SOL, because I was brought this same problem in my Vista IT class and I got no where.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

Log into your router, change the SSID, password and all that jazz, since you're at it restore it to default settings and follow the wizard, then make your SSID something crazy like "concobsnakes" it really doesn't matter what you make the SSID as long as it's not the same as the SSID with the password associated to it. Encrypt that, then log back in and it shouldn't have the same password saved. Just make sure you type the pass correctly this time.

Trust me, I've done this before.

 

[newtekie1]

Vista or XP?

You need to go in and delete the network. Then it will pick it up again, and ask you to enter the key again.

On Vista, you do this by going into Networking and Sharing Center. The click on Customize, then click on Merge or delete network locations. Find the SSID of the router in the list, and delete it.

On XP, I believe you have to go to Network Connections, then right click on your Wireless Adaptor. Go to Status, and there should be a button to Manage Wireless Networks, that should take you to where you need to be to delete the network.

 

[DR.Death]

vista

 

[95Viper]

Try this:
1. Click Start button
2. Click Network from the right column in the start menu
3. Click Network Center from the horizontal menu bar
4. Click Reorder wireless networks
5. Double click the wireless network you wish to edit
6. Click Security tab
7. Change the encryption type and network security key
8. Click OK

 

[DR.Death]

i fixed it but thanks for the tip