[AusNOG] Mikrotik Routerboard access

[Joseph Goldman]

Hey Karl,

  This is what I am wanting to do - but unfortunately down time is an 
issue, and there is a big risk that I could be wrong and there is no 
.backup file there :( in which the router as it sits is currently 
working, but should I remove the config and find no backup file then it 
is offline until I can hap-hazardly rebuild it.

Argh the pain haha.

My plan at the moment is using replacement hardware build what I can off 
the data i've collected, see if I can get it installed with core 
services running at least - then attempt the hardware reset on the old 
router if all is running 'okayish'. If not I can always revert back to 
the currently working router, even though I don't have access to the 
stupid thing.

On 06/11/13 22:46, Karl Auer wrote:
> 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.
>