Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[bobis]

Hello, I am new to these forums and first of all, I want to say thank you about that topic which unlocked my VMG3925 and was finally able to firmware upgrade it to   V5.13(AAVF.7)C0  http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php?topic=19022.75 

But , still cannot reboot it, do I really need to login via supervisor/root to do this? Is there any other command that I can do from "admin" user to reboot my gateway , since I don't have access to root/supervisor (not knowing the passwords and difficult to find according to http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php/topic,20006.0.html) ?

I just want telnet reboot because in my older Zyxel of P-870hn 51b I was able to daily reboot it when I had telnet access from another linux machine running on my LAN network (crontab -e and expect -f /root/zyxel.sh)

zyxel.sh was like this:

Code: [Select]

#!/usr/local/bin/expect
spawn telnet 192.168.1.1
expect "Login:"
send "admin\n"
expect "Password:"
send "mypassword\n"
expect ">"
sleep 1
send "reboot\n"
expect eof
Please, help me to make it work like this! 

[burakkucat]

Welcome to the Kitz forum. 

I do not have any experience with the VMG3925-B10B so am uncertain as to what to suggest. Perhaps other members will be able to comment?

With my VMG1312-B10D, it is very simple . . . From the Busybox shell, attained via either ssh or telnet, the reboot command is available for use.

[highpriest]

If you type 'help' after logging on as admin, does the reboot command appear in the list? And if you manually issue it, does it reboot the device?

[broadstairs]

I have started to list all the directories on my 3925 and there does seem to be an entry called /sbin/reboot but I am loathed to try it as this is my live router.

Stuart

[Chrysalis]

looks like 'admin' doesnt have permission

Code: [Select]

$ reboot
reboot: Operation not permitted

[broadstairs]

looks like 'admin' doesnt have permission

Code: [Select]

$ reboot
reboot: Operation not permitted

That's just plain wrong. Admin has the ability to do this through the web interface, plus as there is a power button on the back of the router anyone just being physically next to it can power cycle it and thus reboot it. That's what admin's job is anyway.

Stuart

[Chrysalis]

Tell zyxel that not me

[bobis]

looks like 'admin' doesnt have permission

Code: [Select]

$ reboot
reboot: Operation not permitted

Yeah, this is exactly my output message, any workaround/fix?

[broadstairs]

Tell zyxel that not me

Yes I was hoping bobis would do that, sounds like a bug, unless his is an ex-ISP supplied router with their own modified f/w.

Stuart

[bobis]

Yes I was hoping bobis would do that, sounds like a bug, unless his is an ex-ISP supplied router with their own modified f/w.

Stuart

Wel, to be honest , I bought my VMG3925-B10B (brand new) from an UK seller from ebay (I am not from UK) and although no ISP icon/symbol was in the package/gateway/web_interface , it sounded weird that I didn't have access to firmware update first, but thanks to a guy in this forum with the zycli command , I managed to clear it and then upgrade it to the latest current firmware....but still I cannot reboot it as admin user in telnet/ssh

[broadstairs]

The issue with ebay sellers is that they often sell these things as brand new in retail packaging but it can still be originally from an ISP. The only way I believe to be sure about routers is to specifically ask if it is an ex-ISP one and if they lie and you find it is then you have a good case to return it as it was not as described. I am not saying all sellers are like this but undoubtedly some are either through ignorance or maybe deliberately.  The reason you had to do the save_default clean is because this router did have some customisation in it and therefore I believe it is likely to have been ex-ISP. Now original ZyXEL firmware 'should' put it back to default retail state but you never know what else may have been messed with. The only way to be 100% sure it is a retail box is to buy from a retail outlet, but we all like a bargain and that's why ebay sellers do a trade but sometimes you can come unstuck.

Stuart

[broadstairs]

looks like 'admin' doesnt have permission

Code: [Select]

$ reboot
reboot: Operation not permitted

Can you see the reboot option in the web interface when logged on as admin? My problem is that as I do have the supervisor p/w I have changed the privileges for admin and can't remember if that was one I added.

Stuart

[bobis]

Can you see the reboot option in the web interface when logged on as admin? My problem is that as I do have the supervisor p/w I have changed the privileges for admin and can't remember if that was one I added.

Stuart

Hi Stuart,

I can reboot it via web interface 192.168.1.1 as admin account (the only account I can login) but can't do it via "reboot" command in telnet/ssh.

Since I currently have an open ticket with Zyxel relating to the firmware update problem (I discovered this site after the ticket opening :/) can I ask them for root/supervisor password?

[broadstairs]

Several others are attempting this at present but they seem to be having problems. ZyXEL, I suppose quite correctly, are asking users to prove they have a retail box before maybe giving it out. Obviously they do not want to allow end users to mess with ISP provided (owned?) routers and I can understand that is many ways. However if you can assure them yours is a retail box you may get lucky.

Stuart

[Chrysalis]

Yeah, this is exactly my output message, any workaround/fix?

get root/supervisor password.

Several others are attempting this at present but they seem to be having problems. ZyXEL, I suppose quite correctly, are asking users to prove they have a retail box before maybe giving it out. Obviously they do not want to allow end users to mess with ISP provided (owned?) routers and I can understand that is many ways. However if you can assure them yours is a retail box you may get lucky.

Stuart

Was yours not an ex isp unit?