TomatoUSB

I needed to change the password to my router from my current password.
So i went onto administration, and down to password, and added an "e" to the end of the black circles for password and retype password.
Now, i can't login using "root" and oldpassword+e. It just doesnt work!!

Can anyone please tell me what's hidden under the black circles on the administration page?
Is it your current password? in which case why am i now locked out?

Or is it something else, in which case please tell me so I can add "e" and login! Argh!

ah hell, it's "***" the length of your old password. dammit! what a dumass

Yes. The password is stoled in a hash state. So I'm not even certain how it knows the length of the old password…

The easiest way to hack the route, should you need to without resetting everything is via the .autorun script. I don't want to mess-up my router trying methods when I'm not locked out, but I suspect something like the following would work to erase the password:

#!/bin/sh
nvram set http_passwd=''
nvram commit

Just install this ".autorun" on a ext2 formatted linux partition on any usb device, chmod 755, and plug it into your router. That should erase the password used for the administrative login system. If that doesn't work you cat try other commands in your script.

Worse case scenario if you can't hack your router, you'll have to reset it.

Bill

Have you got a saved config of the router? Reset it and re-load the config, then when you change the password, backspace so the field is clear and key the characters in. Or set up again from scratch, although depending on the complexity, could be a right PIA.