HT201250 What do you do if you have forgotten your time machine password?

I have had my hard disc wiped so I am trying to restore things from my time machine. I am being prompted to enter the password for the Airport wireless device. I have absolutely NO idea what this password is - what can I do?

It could be right, how is the drive connected... interface wise?
Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this is going on.

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