[Novalug] FIOS router - partial reset?

covici@ccs.covici.com covici@ccs.covici.com
Sat Sep 18 04:28:42 EDT 2010


However, I know someone to whom this happened -- and the explanation was
that Verizon did indeed change the password to -- I think the serial
number -- so go and try that and see if its true.

Jon LaBadie <novalugml@jgcomp.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 07:33:26PM -0400, Scott Musman wrote:
> > 
> > I'm thinking that there are two likely explanations for the situation.
> > The first, which is most likely, has already been mentioned is that your
> > provider has accessed remotely and reprogrammed your router. So I'd
> > contact them and see what they have to say. A second, and more sinister,
> > alternative is that your router may have been hacked by someone else and
> > you no longer own it. If it's the former, your provider should help out.
> > If it's the latter, then resetting and upgrading to the latest firmware
> > is really your only option.
> > 
> > 	- Scott  
> 
> Do you feel it is likely that a backdoor method to access the router
> exists and that Verizon would be likely to use it?  I ask as all router's
> I've dealt with (all of about 5 :) have a setting to allow or forbid
> "remote administration", i.e.  access to the config menus from the WAN port.
> I definitely have (had?) that set to forbid.  If such a backdoor access
> method exists I'd expect the cracker community would quickly discover it.
> 
> jl
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