Is it possible to re-enable telnet after setting up the root password?

hillz · 2015-10-04T22:31:06.000Z

Just wondering, Is it possible to re-enable telnet access after setting up the root password?

klaberte · 2015-10-06T09:20:04.000Z

I don’t think so. Telnet does not require a password to set up the connection. That is why it is disabled once you set a password. If it weren’t, it be a pretty easy way to gain access to the openwrt box.

However, just about everything you could do by telnet before the passwd is set can be done with a ssh shell. Windows users often use putty.

alzhao · 2015-10-06T13:16:20.000Z

just use ssh. It is as easy as telnet.