From: rednoise@REMOVETHIScomcast.net   
      
   On 07 Feb 2013, CRNG  wrote in   
   alt.os.windows-xp:   
      
   > Does this need to be done on a computer physically connected to   
   > the router via cable?   
      
   I assume that the default condition of a commercial router would be to   
   have no security, or to use its published default credentials, which   
   you can find in their manual. So, after pushing the router's Reset   
   button, I think you will be able to use a wireless connection to   
   establish your own SSID and passphrase. Of course, the router will have   
   it's own default ID/password. It's often "admin" and "password."   
      
   I see plenty of unsecured routers in my neighborhood. I assume they   
   just took it out of the box, plugged it in, and forgot about it.   
      
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