look for a unimus server on the network, maybe youll luck out and he was in beta
On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed. Password reset should be independent. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"George Skorup" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, November 8, 2016 7:03:53 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik Password reset for inherited network > > It won't even let you restore the binary .backup if you don't have the > password. > > I think you're pretty much SOL unless you can get some cooperation from > the old guy(s). Maybe contact MikroTik support and beg for help? > > It really would be nice if MikroTik had some kind of password > recovery/reset from the serial console at least. This is why I have all > routers generate a binary .backup as well as a plain text /export. I never > want to be caught in a situation where I don't have any config whatsoever > for a router. > > On 11/8/2016 6:24 PM, Brett A Mansfield wrote: > > I was able to find the backups. Sadly they are running v6.36. > > If I default it can I restore its config and change the password or will > it apply the old one? > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > > On Nov 8, 2016, at 5:17 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < > [email protected]> wrote: > > is there a way to do a usb bootdisk on these to offload the configuration > and poke at the file? > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If it's a older binary backup, it was not encrypted very well and you can >> break that in a matter of seconds, I think there was a website that you can >> do that on at one point in time. However, the newer RoS versions fixed >> that and made it more secure. Otherwise, a reset (such as a netinstall) >> will reset the configuration as well. :( Sometimes you may have to have a >> backup plan in place, and build what you can to get it going and the >> customers after a reset. >> >> >> Dennis Burgess - Network Solution Engineer - Consultant >> MikroTik Certified Trainer/Consultant - MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, >> MTCINE >> >> For Wireless Hardware/Routers visit www.linktechs.net >> Radio Frequiency Coverages: www.towercoverage.com >> Office: 314-735-0270 >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett A Mansfield >> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 4:31 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AFMUG] Mikrotik Password reset for inherited network >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I recently inherited a network that has a dozen Mikrotik CCRs. They are >> both the 1009 and 1036 models. The documentation we received is inaccurate >> and the network is very complex. We're talking more than 1000 VLANs, ever >> router has a redundant router and ISP, bonds and bridges all over the >> place, sites all across the westerns states, etc. >> >> Sadly, due to its complexity I cannot reset the routers and just >> reconfigure. It appears the admin that was fired changed the ports and >> passwords to be able to access this equipment. >> >> Is there a way to reset the management settings (passwords, ports, etc) >> without completely defaulting the router? I have physical access to all of >> them. I've been reading up a lot on google and I'm not finding much help >> there. >> >> I appreciate any help anyone can offer for free. >> >> Thank you, >> Brett A Mansfield >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
