Reset requires the jtag.  there is no way to plug into another linux box. It
has ethernet, usb host, esata, and jtag.
On 15/05/2011 2:00 PM, "Steve Holdoway" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 11:56 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
>> I am a bit reluctant to ask this, but I see no other way out. If
>> people know the answer but don't want to publicly display their
>> cracking skills, feel free to email me offlist.
>>
>> I have a guruplug server which is a plug device, runs linux. Trouble
>> is I reset the root password to something I have forgotten. There is
>> no way to boot it in single user mode, or any other boot hacks that
>> one might employ on a x86 machine. The only way in is a proprietary
>> jtag connector which is <<expensive>> and needs to be shipped from
>> somewhere else in the world.
>>
>> The only way I can think of getting in is that it runs ssh by default,
>> and I need to do a dictionary attack. Can anyone tell me where to get
>> software that might do this?
>>
>> ports open are:
>>
>> nick@dell:~$ nmap 192.168.1.1
>>
>> Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-05-15 11:53 NZST
>> Interesting ports on 192.168.1.1:
>> Not shown: 993 closed ports
>> PORT STATE SERVICE
>> 21/tcp open ftp
>> 22/tcp open ssh
>> 53/tcp open domain
>> 80/tcp open http
>> 111/tcp open rpcbind
>> 139/tcp open netbios-ssn
>> 445/tcp open microsoft-ds
>>
>> So if it's easier to do with ftp, thats an option too.
>>
> Is it just running as a web server? If so, is there the possibility of
> saving the content, and then performing a reset? The passwd() function
> is set to have an increasing delay after each incorrect password which
> is going to cause you more and more frustration if attempting to crack
> using a single process in a serial manner.
>
> Just as a completely off the wall suggestion, you don't see any of the
> drives when plugged into another linux box do you??
>
> Steve
>
>
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