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------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 20:32:37 -0500 (EST) From: Ed Ravin <eravin@panix.com> Subject: I won't tell if you won't... I just found this browsing through a router manufacturer's "Frequently Asked Questions" file: Q3 I have a bridge/router, and I have forgotten my password. I am no longer able to log in and configure the device(s). What do I do now? Do not panic! Enter the following password at the password prompt:XYZZYHIMOM. This should get you into the unit. Notice!! This is a back door to the units, and should not be made available to people who do not need to know about it! And I don't even own one of these routers -- I found this in a reseller's online catalog. Back doors in devices that are often hooked directly to external networks are a Bad Idea, if you ask me. At least the manufacturer documented it... (password above changed to protect the guilty) Ed Ravin +1 212 678 5545 eravin@panix.com ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven Weller | "The Internet, of course, is more | than just a place to find pictures | of people having sex with dogs." stevenw@best.com | -- Time Magazine, 3 July 1995