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Steyn-van-Essen
Jan 15, 2026Guide
CLI support for GS108Tv2?!
Dear Community, I'm new on this forum but have been using Netgear stuff in a SoHo setting for some 15 years now. First a ReadyNAS RND4000NV, then a WNDR3800 (wifi) router, and then a bunch of GS1...
- Jan 20, 2026
Enter the default username: admin (without being promoted) in the telnet session on 60000, then you will get the password prompt, use the admin password from the Web UI....
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching)
Applying Interface configuration, please wait …
Like that:
Applying Interface configuration, please wait …admin
Password:*********
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >
Typing “?” FMI:
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >?
enable - Enter into user privilege mode.
help - Display help for various special keys.
logout - Exit this session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
passwd - Change an existing user’s password.
ping - Send ICMP echo packets to a specified IP address.
quit - Exit this session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
show - Display Switch Options and Settings.”
Even a basic help is available:
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >help
HELP:
Special keys:
DEL, BS … delete previous character
Ctrl-A … go to beginning of line
Ctrl-E … go to end of line
Ctrl-F … go forward one character
Ctrl-B … go backward one character
Ctrl-D … delete current character
Ctrl-U, X … delete to beginning of line
Ctrl-K … delete to end of line
Ctrl-W … delete previous word
Ctrl-T … transpose previous character
Ctrl-P … go to previous line in history buffer
Ctrl-R … rewrites or pastes the line
Ctrl-N … go to next line in history buffer
Ctrl-Y … print last deleted character
Ctrl-Q … enables serial flow
Ctrl-S … disables serial flow
Ctrl-Z … return to root command prompt
Tab, command-line completion
Exit … go to next lower command prompt
? … list choices
–More-- or (q)uit
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >”
Not much more to do and explore beyond that.
Steyn-van-Essen
Jan 19, 2026Guide
Dear Schumaku,
Thnx. I get something interesting on 60000 (with plain Telnet, not SSH):
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching)
Applying Interface configuration, please wait ...
But I get no further than that.
schumaku
Jan 20, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Enter the default username: admin (without being promoted) in the telnet session on 60000, then you will get the password prompt, use the admin password from the Web UI....
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching)
Applying Interface configuration, please wait …
Like that:
Applying Interface configuration, please wait …admin
Password:*********
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >
Typing “?” FMI:
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >?
enable - Enter into user privilege mode.
help - Display help for various special keys.
logout - Exit this session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
passwd - Change an existing user’s password.
ping - Send ICMP echo packets to a specified IP address.
quit - Exit this session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
show - Display Switch Options and Settings.”
Even a basic help is available:
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >help
HELP:
Special keys:
DEL, BS … delete previous character
Ctrl-A … go to beginning of line
Ctrl-E … go to end of line
Ctrl-F … go forward one character
Ctrl-B … go backward one character
Ctrl-D … delete current character
Ctrl-U, X … delete to beginning of line
Ctrl-K … delete to end of line
Ctrl-W … delete previous word
Ctrl-T … transpose previous character
Ctrl-P … go to previous line in history buffer
Ctrl-R … rewrites or pastes the line
Ctrl-N … go to next line in history buffer
Ctrl-Y … print last deleted character
Ctrl-Q … enables serial flow
Ctrl-S … disables serial flow
Ctrl-Z … return to root command prompt
Tab, command-line completion
Exit … go to next lower command prompt
? … list choices
–More-- or (q)uit
(Broadcom FASTPATH Switching) >”
Not much more to do and explore beyond that.
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