[AusNOG] Mikrotik Routerboard access

[Karl Auer]

On Wed, 2013-11-06 at 21:53 +1100, Joseph Goldman wrote:
>   I am trying to find a way to either access the device through normal 
> management means or pull a config or backup from it so I can at least 
> half attempt to rebuild it.

If you factory reset it, the file storage *should* remain untouched. You
will then be able to log in using the default password, and access the
backup file. Copy it off to disk somewhere - this makes sure you have a
safe copy.

Now go to this site:

http://mikrotikpasswordrecovery.com/default.aspx

Click "Browse", upload your backup file, then click "Show passwords".
Now you know the password.

Restore the device from the backup file, log in using the recovered
password, and *change all passwords*. You should do this because the
departed admin still knows the old password, and so does the owner of
the above website...

Finally, take a new backup, and take a copy of it to somewhere safe. Oh,
and document your new passwords :-)

Regards, K.

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