Wireless router password

Hi. I am visiting my friend in Hawaii. He has a Linsys WRT54GS wireless router, with a pc running XP. His wife uses her pc laptop on their system.
I have a Mac powerbook, 10.4 system.
My mac can't access his wireless signal, because they can't remember their password. I found this site, and found information to reset the password. It says to hold the reset button for 30 sec, and use admin for the new temporary password.
If I do that, I'm a little afraid that their wireless router will change, and she won't be able to access it.
Are there any special steps to do this so I don't mess up their ability to access the internet wirelessly?
Thanks in advance.
Bobby

They'll be able to access it, but the problem with resetting a router, is that you lose all your security settings. It restores the router back to it's factory defaults. So keep that in mind.
Chris

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