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dvdtgravwe11
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Dec 07, 2015

open ssh port on ex6200

Not really a tech support question but more of a discussion.

I currently have a netgear ex6200 in the default configuration to extend my wifi. I was searching for options to change the administrator username and password when I noticed that the ssh port is accepting requests.

 

myUserName@myComputer ~ $ ssh -l admin 10.0.0.2

The authenticity of host '10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is ##################################
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '10.0.0.2' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
myUserName@10.0.0.2's password:

 

1. I don't know the username/password combination to get in and it doesn't seem to show up anywhere online. This is a good thing!

 

2. Shouldn't the router drop or reject ssh connections by default as a security measure?

 

I'd be curious to hear what other people have found.

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