Virus,Jan 20 2006, 12:35 PM Wrote:Problem is..... There is no password. And you need the computers MAC number on it, which I have recently learned is non-changable and is on the wireless card. His laptop can't connect, there are only three computers on it, I've seen the list. My laptop, my older brothers Mac and my parent's desktop.
And.... I'm not sure how to gain access to the router since its not physically wired to any computer. It doesn't even show up in My Network Places. >:( ITS NOWHERE!
All I know is he used the web browser get access.
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K, I have a wireless network setup. So this should help.
First assuming you are using Windows.
The MAC address for your computer is easy to obtain (you probably know how to do it by using ipconfig, not sure just ask or google it).
Accessing the router can be done either wirelessly by a computer that has access or direct connection using an ethernet cable.
Once having a direct connection, the router has a fixed IP for accessing its configuration utility (at least thats how mine works). The configuration utility is accessable by entering the IP in a web-browser. Example try entering "http://192.168.1.1/" into a computer directly connected to the router.
If that's the correct address, you'll be asked for a user name and password to access the router. Once you're passed that you can reconfigure the MAC filter to add any wireless computer you want to add, you can add encryption, whatever you want.