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Steyn-van-Essen's avatar
Jan 15, 2026
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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...
  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    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.

     

     

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