Accessing Secured Wireless Connections

My computer has wireless internet network connections, about 8 different
choices to be exact. They are all secured network, and that is the problem.
I can't use any of them, for I am told I need to get the password or phrase
key from the network provided. What network provided? I have no way of
access any of this information, no matter what I try. What's the point of
having wireless connections when I can't even use them. Obviously, I must be
doing something wrong.

Any suggestions?

John

On 4/07/2011 11:03 AM, John Sisker wrote:
> My computer has wireless internet network connections, about 8 different
> choices to be exact. They are all secured network, and that is the
> problem. I can't use any of them, for I am told I need to get the
> password or phrase key from the network provided. What network provided?
> I have no way of access any of this information, no matter what I try.
> What's the point of having wireless connections when I can't even use
> them. Obviously, I must be doing something wrong.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John
Get your own
breaking into another's without permission is illegal and will end badly

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John Sisker wrote:
> My computer has wireless internet network connections, about 8 different
> choices to be exact. They are all secured network, and that is the
> problem. I can't use any of them, for I am told I need to get the
> password or phrase key from the network provided. What network provided?
> I have no way of access any of this information, no matter what I try.
> What's the point of having wireless connections when I can't even use
> them. Obviously, I must be doing something wrong.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John

If you set up one of those routers you should have the password and that
is the one you should be using.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> ,
"John Sisker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Any suggestions?

Get a clue?

Try using "admin" as a password. I bet one of those 8 connections will
let you in ...
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Why do we say Chicken of the Sea but not Tuna of the Farm?
-- Thomas Pynchon

John Sisker wrote:
> My computer has wireless internet network connections, about 8 different
> choices to be exact. They are all secured network, and that is the
> problem. I can't use any of them, for I am told I need to get the
> password or phrase key from the network provided. What network provided?
> I have no way of access any of this information, no matter what I try.
> What's the point of having wireless connections when I can't even use
> them. Obviously, I must be doing something wrong.
>
> Any suggestions?

You're not doing *anything* wrong.

Those networks visible on your computer are secured to keep unauthorized
users-like you-off them. If you want to use an Internet connection
without paying for it, you'll need to find a convenient location where
such a connection is offered and take your laptop there. If you're
located in the USA, your local public library would probably be your
best bet. The vast majority of libraries now offer free Wi-Fi for
anyone who comes in, cardholder or not. Check the library's website for
particulars. All McDonald's restaurants and Starbucks coffeeshops in
the USA that offer Wi-Fi are now also free, but you should, of course,
at least feel obligated to buy something while you're there.

You should be able to find free Wi-Fi venues near you at this site:
www.wififreespot.com

Good luck.

On 7/3/2011 9:03 PM, John Sisker wrote:
> My computer has wireless internet network connections, about 8 different
> choices to be exact. They are all secured network, and that is the
> problem. I can't use any of them, for I am told I need to get the
> password or phrase key from the network provided. What network provided?
> I have no way of access any of this information, no matter what I try.
> What's the point of having wireless connections when I can't even use
> them. Obviously, I must be doing something wrong.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John

I have a similar problem. There are locked cars parked out on the street
by my house that don't belong to me and I am unable to use them because
I have neither the keys or the permission of the owners.

In news:iuscgj$dqb$(E-Mail Removed) "Jonathan L. Parker"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> John Sisker wrote:
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> You're not doing *anything* wrong.

I guess there's no troll so obvious that nobody will reply to it.

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On Jul 4, 4:16*am, Warren Oates <warren.oa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <g9KdnVhRxe37jIzTnZ2dnUVZ_gadn...@earthlink.com> ,
> *"John Sisker" <jsis...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Get a clue?
>
> Try using "admin" as a password. I bet one of those 8 connections will
> let you in ...
> --
> Why do we say Chicken of the Sea but not Tuna of the Farm?
> * -- Thomas Pynchon

Admin would probably get you into 99% of the routers if you were on
their wired network, like in their house and logged into the router.
I think WPA forces you to have a much more secure password on the
wireless. Eight digits at least IIRC.

The original poster might sound like a troll, but trust me, there are
people who when they get a notebook, see all these WAPs and don't
understand they are not for public use. When a friend got her first
macbook with wifi, it was connecting to open wifi with virtually no
user input.

Open wifi detected. Click here to connect to "fbi_honeypot".

In article
<9c69325d-5c5b-42a6-8894-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Admin would probably get you into 99% of the routers if you were on
> their wired network, like in their house and logged into the router.
> I think WPA forces you to have a much more secure password on the
> wireless. Eight digits at least IIRC.

I don't know where the OP lives; here in Ontario, the largest ISP is
Sympatico, and they ship wireless routers with "admin" and "admin" as
default username and passphrase, all nicely secured with WEP. They also
have convenient default SSIDs of BELLxxx so you know which ones they are.
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Why do we say Chicken of the Sea but not Tuna of the Farm?
-- Thomas Pynchon

On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:16:58 -0400, Warren Oates
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article
><9c69325d-5c5b-42a6-8894-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Admin would probably get you into 99% of the routers if you were on
>> their wired network, like in their house and logged into the router.
>> I think WPA forces you to have a much more secure password on the
>> wireless. Eight digits at least IIRC.
>
>I don't know where the OP lives; here in Ontario, the largest ISP is
>Sympatico, and they ship wireless routers with "admin" and "admin" as
>default username and passphrase, all nicely secured with WEP. They also
>have convenient default SSIDs of BELLxxx so you know which ones they are.

You're talking about how to log into the router while everyone else is
talking about how to connect to the wireless network. The connection
has to happen successfully before there's any chance of logging into
the router. The alternative, as suggested above, is to bypass the
wireless connection step and use a wired connection. Then, and only
then, is it possible to get a login prompt from the router.