[AusNOG] Mikrotik Routerboard access

[Alex Samad - Yieldbroker]

Hi

What sort of disk system does it use, can you power down remove SD or hard drive and put in a linux box ? That should give you access to the underlying filesystem


Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
> Joseph Goldman
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 November 2013 10:50 PM
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Mikrotik Routerboard access
> 
> 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.
> >
> 
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