Phil, If you were to take a laptop and a network cable you could connect to his router, go to its admin/setup page and reset the WiFi password.
Phil. -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: www.philward.biz W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. On 7 Jun 2011, at 09:54, Ranulph Glanville wrote: > If the problem is with his wireless network, take your own router and use > your own password. If the problem is with his service provider, ask him to > phone them and get the access passwords etc. > > Someone else may have a better idea! > > Ranulph > > > On 7 Jun 2011, at 18:43, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > >> Dear SMUGs >> I am doing a house swap with someone in France for a few weeks. The French >> connection has wi-fi in his house but can't seem to give me his password. >> That is to say.. he is willing to do this, but doesn't seem to know it. He >> sends me the long combination of letters and words printed on his router >> instead. Am I misunderstanding something or is he? What if he doesn't know >> his own password. How might I access his wi-fi on my iPad when I'm staying >> there? Any advice? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
