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 <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > 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 <dmburg...@linktechs.net> >> 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: dmburg...@linktechs.net >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Brett A Mansfield >> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 4:31 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> 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.
