thebluebit DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 05 Jun 2019 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 19:36 Post subject: Set Router Login with Telnet After Reset? |
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I am playing around with connecting to the router via telnet.
Is it possible, after a router reset, to set the username and password of the dd-wrt router settings using a telnet connection?
For instance, if I were to set the initial username / password of the router, I could use telnet 192.168.1.1 and log in using "root" and the set password.
If I try using the same connection right after a router reset, I get "...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed." |
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mrjcd DD-WRT Guru

Joined: 31 Jan 2015 Posts: 4862 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 19:51 Post subject: Re: Set Router Login with Telnet After Reset? |
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thebluebit wrote: | If I try using the same connection right after a router reset, I get "...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed." | seems they are many many builds for about a year where telnet is NOT actually turned on (even though it will show enabled in 'Services' page) --- It becomes enabled after any 'Apply Settings' button is used after a router reset.
That has been my experience.... |
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Alozaros DD-WRT Guru

Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 3074 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:02 Post subject: Re: Set Router Login with Telnet After Reset? |
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mrjcd wrote: | thebluebit wrote: | If I try using the same connection right after a router reset, I get "...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed." | seems they are many many builds for about a year where telnet is NOT actually turned on (even though it will show enabled in 'Services' page) --- It becomes enabled after any 'Apply Settings' button is used after a router reset.
That has been my experience.... |
thanks for sharing it mrjcd...
i've found it hard way thought it was a bug ... but yep there is a good reason for it i do agree... _________________ Atheros
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