HELP! Locked out of Router, help wanted with script to get username and password

[takisan]

Alright, I locked myself out of my router a while ago, and I got hit with a sudden idea on how to get the Administrator Username and password on it: Make a Script that Wgets it with --username= and --password= and if a file exists in the blank directory that the script was run in, display the username and password that worked.

A couple problems: First, I have absolutely no idea how to use BASH scripts other than fancy formatting stuff. Second, Please don't mention simply hitting the reset button: I don't feel comfortable enough in the area of reconfiguring routers.

I'm just getting a simple HTTP:401 error whenever I access the page without inputting a username and password. Any (useful) help would be greatly appreciated.

TAk.

[patryk77]

Sure, you *could* write a script, or you could just look for a brute force cracker that would do exactly what you want.

Just keep it for your router

[pastalavista]

Run (Alt+F2) 'seahorse' or open System>> Preferrences>> Passwords and Encryption Keys. All passwords are stored in the 'Default' folder... unless you've never logged on to that router before.

[takisan]

Sure, you *could* write a script, or you could just look for a brute force cracker that would do exactly what you want.

Just keep it for your router

trying Hydra. Thanks

Run (Alt+F2) 'seahorse' or open System>> Preferrences>> Passwords and Encryption Keys. All passwords are stored in the 'Default' folder... unless you've never logged on to that router before.

... And I haven't, sorry.

[jerome1232]

I would personally just give the good old reset button a good exercise, but your way is much fancier, and you don't lose your settings in the router

[Thund3rstruck]

I would personally just give the good old reset button a good exercise, but your way is much fancier, and you don't lose your settings in the router

Exactly. I have had to do this for countless friends and relatives. Find the tiny reset button on the back and use a pinhead to hold it down for 30 seconds or so. That resets it to default and then just look up the default router password online.

[patryk77]

...and then just look up the default router password online.

Better look it up before you reset the router and can no longer connect.