[Novalug] FIOS router - partial reset?

Jon LaBadie novalugml@jgcomp.com
Fri Sep 17 15:34:50 EDT 2010


Thanks for the idea Geoff.

Please have your mailer include a text copy of
your message for us that use text only email readers.

I just did a websearch for bugs and password bugs to the
Actiontec router.  In the top 20 hits I only saw password
bugs related to sending a password to the internet, not
for entering the administrator's gui.

Jon

On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:12:00AM -0700, geoffm@companionway.net wrote:
> <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Just a note here: there was a bug found in the older actiontec router that had to do with the password - I *think* Verizon reset all those actiontec router passwords to something like the serial number of the router or similar - I may be very wrong about this - but maybe someone on this list can clear this up.</div><div><br></div>
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> Subject: [Novalug] FIOS router - partial reset?<br>
> From: Jon LaBadie <<a href="mailto:novalugml@jgcomp.com">novalugml@jgcomp.com</a>><br>
> Date: Fri, September 17, 2010 2:08 pm<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:novalug@calypso.tux.org">novalug@calypso.tux.org</a><br>
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> I'm confident this is totally impossible, but just in<br>
> case I'm wrong again I'll ask.<br>
> <br>
> The FIOS router I have, an Actiontec mi424wr, has<br>
> decided it doesn't like the password I set 2.5<br>
> years ago.  I.e. I set a password when it was<br>
> installed, recorded it, and have used it many<br>
> times since.  But now it doesn't work.<br>
> <br>
> Is there anyway to record the current settings<br>
> without logging in?<br>
> <br>
> Or anyway to clear the password without<br>
> destroying any settings I've changed?<br>
>    (clearly a security no-no)<br>
> <br>
> I've not found anything in the user guide.<br>
> But I didn't expect to.<br>
> <br>
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> Jon H. LaBadie                  <a href="mailto:novalugml@jgcomp.com">novalugml@jgcomp.com</a><br>
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