Getting wireless network information from Windows 7 is easy with CMD and netsh. This post will show how easy this is without admin access.
Listing all visible wireless networks on the machine with netsh.
C:\Users\Corporal Kerry>netsh wlan show profile Profiles on interface Wireless Network Connection: Group policy profiles (read only) --------------------------------- <None> User profiles ------------- All User Profile : OPTUSVD3AEDEA All User Profile : HP-Print-1D-Photosmart 5520 All User Profile : Optus234545 All User Profile : ISIL All User Profile : GTLHOME |
Getting information about on particular wireless network.
C:\Users\Corporal Kerry>netsh wlan show profile name="OPTUSVD3AEDEA" key=clear Profile OPTUSVD3AEDEA on interface Wireless Network Connection: ======================================================================= Applied: All User Profile Profile information ------------------- Version : 1 Type : Wireless LAN Name : OPTUSVD3AEDEA Control options : Connection mode : Connect automatically Network broadcast : Connect only if this network is broadcasting AutoSwitch : Do not switch to other networks Connectivity settings --------------------- Number of SSIDs : 1 SSID name : "OPTUSVD3AEDEA" Network type : Infrastructure Radio type : [ Any Radio Type ] Vendor extension : Not present Security settings ----------------- Authentication : WPA2-Personal Cipher : CCMP Security key : Present |
To get the password of the wireless network, run CMD as admin and enter the same command.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan show profile name="GTLHOME" key="clear" Profile GTLHOME on interface Wireless Network Connection: ======================================================================= Applied: All User Profile Profile information ------------------- Version : 1 Type : Wireless LAN Name : GTLHOME Control options : Connection mode : Connect automatically Network broadcast : Connect only if this network is broadcasting AutoSwitch : Do not switch to other networks Connectivity settings --------------------- Number of SSIDs : 1 SSID name : "GTLHOME" Network type : Infrastructure Radio type : [ Any Radio Type ] Vendor extension : Not present Security settings ----------------- Authentication : WPA2-Personal Cipher : CCMP Security key : Present Key Content : samthedog |
This is how to get useful information about wireless networks and print the stored password in case you forget it.