[MLB-WIRELESS] Lost password to ASUS Wireless router

[Mike Dickens]

Recover firmware released by oleg? How do you play with the nvram?
(Telnet? What commands?)

On Jan 21, 2008 10:37 AM, Chris Glover <Chris.Glover at synchrotron.org.au> wrote:
> This happened to me also last week (ie not being able to log in with
> standard user/passwd but being able to flash different passwords).
> Found the solution when in loging in with the recover firmware - there
> were  nvram variables called default_password and default_username which
> were not set.  Unsetting them and i was able to log in again.
>
>
> Mike Dickens wrote:
> > Thanks for the response, but I eventually got what I wanted working
> > under dd-wrt using Client Bridge instead of simply client mode (and am
> > feeling quite proud of my myself because now XBMC works :D).
> >
> > You may be right though.. I'm not sure if the username and password
> > settings are shared between firmwares, but if so that'd make sense
> > because I think that's what the dd-wrt combo was..
> >
> > I did the flashing, but admin admin didn't work.. but if that was the
> > wrong combo then no wonder ;).
> >
> > Thanks Dave :)
> >
> > On Jan 20, 2008 8:49 PM, Ratbaggy <wireless at smithsgully.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I think the default user/pass is..... root/admin.
> >>
> >> If that doesn't work try the instructions on this page...
> >> http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation#ASUS_WL500G_Deluxe
> >> Specifically the stuff on flashing first with wl500g-clear-nvram.trx and
> >> then flashing with wl500g-recover.trx.  Just been through all that here
> >> and it got me back from the point where the unit wouldn't respond to
> >> SSH, Telnet or Web. (even after a clean flash)
> >>
> >> Let us know how you get on.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike Dickens wrote:
> >>
> >>> WL550ge to be exact, but all of the 500 range are extremely similar anyway.
> >>>
> >>> I had dd-wrt installed, but I can't seem to get client mode to work on
> >>> it (just has all packets as Tx errors?), so I'm trying to go back to
> >>> either standard or oleg's firmware. Alas, for the life of me I don't
> >>> know what the password is - which seems silly, I can flash between
> >>> firmwares but can't login :P. How can I reset it?
> >>>
> >>> As far as I know the default is admin/admin. Perhaps I'm getting this
> >>> part wrong?
> >>>
> >>> Any help is greatly appreciated!
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