wireless problem
 

Hi All and thanks in advance for helping. I just took on a new client. I had
to reset up a client machine that accesses his network through a wireless
connection. I set the machine and adapter backup from scratch and now I need
to find his wpa key to reenter in to his system.
My problem is this. He has a regular old linksys router acting as the
gateway. He has a second router acting as the wireless access point. I need
to get into the 2nd router to find out his wpa key. When I type ipconfig that
will just give me the gateways ip, so that is no good. My question is, does
anybody no how to find out the ip of the second router where the wireless is
broadcasting from? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,
Jeff

Re: wireless problem
 

"jeff" <jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22551C21-B652-41A7-8E55-F48179308B3D@microsoft.com...
> Hi All and thanks in advance for helping. I just took on a new client. I
> had
> to reset up a client machine that accesses his network through a wireless
> connection. I set the machine and adapter backup from scratch and now I
> need
> to find his wpa key to reenter in to his system.
> My problem is this. He has a regular old linksys router acting as the
> gateway. He has a second router acting as the wireless access point.

You sure it is not just an WAP? It would be silly for it to be a "router".
If so, replacing it with a WAP should be your first "improvement" to the
network.

> to get into the 2nd router to find out his wpa key. When I type ipconfig
> that
> will just give me the gateways ip, so that is no good. My question is,
> does
> anybody no how to find out the ip of the second router where the wireless
> is
> broadcasting from? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Netscan (SoftPerfect Network Scanner)
http://www.softperfect.com/
Look for the "Soccerball" icon.

Do a scan,...find a "mystery device" on the LAN,..that's probably it. Also
if they are both Linksys and if you pick up the MAC Address the first half
of it should be identical the the other Linksys Router because the first
half of the MAC identifies the manufacturer.

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Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

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