how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

[Ian Malone]

Mike Burger wrote:
>> --- "Kevin J. Cummings" <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net>
>> wrote:

>> That's what some teachers got to do after the Network
>> became encrypted.  They took their computers to the
>> Administrator and he put the key in for them and they
>> are happily surfing.  Other teachers that seldom use
>> their laptops, brought it to school only to find out
>> that they cannot use the wireless network because it
>> has a new key that they need to put in to be able to
>> use it.  This happened without warning and some of my
>> colleagues are mad.  I do not know what to tell them.
>> I wish I knew more about wireless networking.
> 
> While I sympathize with their plight, in this regard, I do have note that
> were I the networking supervisor, my sympathy would be limited.
> 
> I imagine that this person would have sent out numerous notices that they
> would be implementing wireless encryption before doing so...as would be
> standard practice (I could be wrong...this person may not have done so,
> but I doubt that to be the case).
> 

Given that a responsible person would have left important passwords with 
someone who wasn't away on holiday this might not be the case.

-- 
imalone