MaxRabbit Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I recovered my WPA password with: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html That worked perfectly, but unfortunately the key is in HEX form-so I cannot connect to it like normal. I should still somehow be able to connect to it though: Windows doesn't even use the passphrase after you enter it; it uses the HEX conversion. I tried connecting to it by using the "Wireless Network Setup Wizard" in Control Panel, according the these instructions: http://www.passcape.com/wireless_keys_screenshots.htm However, after setting up, NOTHING happens. It just sits there, and never actually connects to the network. I also tried simply entering it into the Wireless Network Zero Config utility in the "Password" box, but that didn't work either. So, please-how can I use the 64-character to connect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I recovered my WPA password with: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html That worked perfectly, but unfortunately the key is in HEX form-so I cannot connect to it like normal. I should still somehow be able to connect to it though: Windows doesn't even use the passphrase after you enter it; it uses the HEX conversion. I tried connecting to it by using the "Wireless Network Setup Wizard" in Control Panel, according the these instructions: http://www.passcape.com/wireless_keys_screenshots.htm However, after setting up, NOTHING happens. It just sits there, and never actually connects to the network. I also tried simply entering it into the Wireless Network Zero Config utility in the "Password" box, but that didn't work either. So, please-how can I use the 64-character to connect? That sounds like what happens when Windows can see the network and knows it is encrypted but the driver is rubbish and doesn't support the encryption method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeturnus Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just enter it into the password field when trying to connect using the default Windows software. It just works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRabbit Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Perhaps my MAC address is filtered from the network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Perhaps my MAC address is filtered from the network? You would still be prompted for a password. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 You would still be prompted for a password. no if mac filtering is enabled on the router it wont prompt you for a passowrd when you try to connect to the access point. this is the same in xp and vista. it will tell you "Please wait while windows connects to the "whatever network". then it will tell you that "Windows was unable to connect to the selected network the network may no longer be in range blah blah" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRabbit Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah-I don't actually get an error; it just goes to "Waiting for the network", then to "Acquiring network address", and then just stops :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah-I don't actually get an error; it just goes to "Waiting for the network", then to "Acquiring network address", and then just stops :( Remove the network from your list of preferred networks. Does it still not ask for the password Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah it's not going to prompt you for a key until you spoof your mac addy to one that the router will accept. another easier way might be to transfer the whole wireless profile from the other computer to the one youre trying to connect with. but even with that you still may need to spoof your mac address for it to prompt you for a key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRabbit Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh, sorry-we must have lost each other somewhere: it does ask for the password. I enter the hash, and it goes to "waiting for the network", and then to "Aquiring network adress", and then just stops and does not connect. Now I know it's definitely not something wrong with MY computer-it has to be something on the end of the network... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H@L0_F00 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 hmmm that's quite odd... I don't think I've ever had problems like that. I always just copy and past the key and it's fine... If you would have googled "hex converter" and tried to convert the string you acquired you would have realized that it's not hex... although I've not looked into what it is using, I've never found a WPA/WPA2 key that translated into something other than garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRabbit Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 hmmm that's quite odd... I don't think I've ever had problems like that. I always just copy and past the key and it's fine... If you would have googled "hex converter" and tried to convert the string you acquired you would have realized that it's not hex... although I've not looked into what it is using, I've never found a WPA/WPA2 key that translated into something other than garbage Yes, that's true-but all of the tools that recover them call it a HEX key, so I got in the habit :P But thank you for sticking with me! Turns out the reason that it wasn't working, even after I changed my MAC address, was because I was using one of the connected PCs ethernet MAC instead of the Wifi MAC address. I'm up and running like a charm now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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