Merlin wrote:

> Thanks, but how do I locate that text?

If you forgot to write down your wireless settings, you can get them from
your router's configuration utility.

Have a computer connected to the router with an ethernet cable. Examples
given are for a Linksys router. Refer to your router manual or the router
mftr.'s website for default settings if you don't have a Linksys. Open a
browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and in the addressbar type:

http://192.168.1.1 [enter] (this is the router's default IP address, which
varies from router to router so check your manual)

This will bring you to router's login screen. The default username is left
blank and the Linksys default password is "admin" without the quotes. Enter
that information. You are now in the router's configuration utility. Your
configuration utility may differ slightly from mine. If you were smart, you
changed the router login password to something other than the default. If
you did this, enter the login password accordingly.

Now click on the Wireless link at the top of the page. While you are there,
if you left the Wireless Network Name (SSID) at the default, this is a
golden opportunity to change it to something you will recognize. I suggest
that my clients not use their family name as the SSID. For example, you
might wish to name your wireless network "CastleAnthrax" or the like. ;-)

Click the Save Settings and when you get the prompt that your changes were
successful, click on the Wireless Security link which is right next to the
Basic Wireless Settings link (where you changed your SSID). Now you can see
the level of encryption set (ex. WEP, WPA2-PSK) and the passphrase. You
will enter the passphrase into the wireless utility on any computer trying
to connect to your network.

BTW, if you have a fairly new computer you can use the higher level of
encryption like WPA2-PSK instead of WEP. All devices using the wireless
connection must support that level of encryption. WEP is quite insecure and
should be avoided if at all possible.

Malke
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