View Full Version : How to see network password while logged into that network
Splave
07-15-2010, 04:44 AM
Is this possible? someone lost the network password but there is still a computer connected to that network. Is there a way to show the network password while connected?
This is for wireless inter-office internet. Router is off limits, the office manager is the only one with the info and is on vacation for a week!
What os? Vista and 7 yes. XP not really unless it uses networking software other than M$ zero config.
Splave
07-15-2010, 07:37 AM
thanks yeah it was xp
Neuromancer
07-15-2010, 09:25 PM
I have not tried it but...
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html
Failing that, if it is WEP you can crack it in a few hours to a day usually, just need a wireless machine sitting within range running airsnort WPA is a lot tougher but probably doable by now.
Not that I have ever done it mind you, just for informations sake I have read up a little on wardriving back in the day.
Splave
07-16-2010, 04:24 AM
wow is it really that easy to crack? free internet ftw
Air Snort (Linux app) does it a good bit faster for WEP, and probably does WPA and WPA2 by now. :thumbsup: Gotta run Linux iirc... I doubt there was ever a Windoze version developed that was any good. I haven't seen that proggy in years though.
Neuromancer
07-16-2010, 06:59 AM
Yeah and it only works with certain wireless chipsets. Cheaper it is the less likely it will woirk with linux/airsnort.
Here is more info for running on windows
http://airsnort.shmoo.com/windows.html
Hondacity
07-16-2010, 08:01 AM
i remember a gpu was used by russians to break password on wireless stuff....man atinvidia rocks on those :D
Neuromancer
07-16-2010, 02:58 PM
i remember a gpu was used by russians to break password on wireless stuff....man atinvidia rocks on those :D
Yup perfect use for GPGPU...:thumbsup:
To hell with protein folding, lets crack NSA encryption with 4 480s on LN2 ;)