Netgear Enable Telnet (New Crypto) for Netgear

(c) B.Kerler 2021-2024 Licensed under MIT License

Installation

• Python 3 >=3.8 needed

Usage :

./telnet-enable.py <ip> <mac> <username> ['<password>']

Ex:

./telnet-enable.py 192.168.1.1 A0:40:A0:69:B6:30 admin 'mypassword'

• ip is usually 192.168.1.1
• mac is mac of br0 interface (In the Orbi web setup: Advanced / Advanced Home / Router Information / MAC Address)
• username is usually "admin"
• password is your unhashed Web GUI password. Use quotes if password includes ampersand or parenthesis

Confirmed to Work on:

• Orbi LBR20 V2.7.5.6
• Orbi 960 series v6.3.7.10
• Orbi RBR40 v2.7.3.22
• Orbi RBRE960 v6.0.3.85 - v6.3.7.5
• AX1800 / RAX10 V1.0.14.134
• Nighthawk AX7 / RAX70 V1.0.10.110
• Nighthawk AX6 / RAX50 V1.0.12.120_2.0.83
• Nighthawk AX12 / RAX120v2 V1.2.8.40 - V1.2.9.52
• Nighthawk RAX75 V1.0.1.58_1.0.24, V1.0.10.140_1.0.79
• Orbi NBR750 V4.6.5.11_1.5.43+r49254 - V4.6.14.3+r49254
• Orbi RBR850 V4.6.9.11_2.3.5 - V4.6.14.3_2.3.12 Note: With V7, netgear started to replace telnet pw login with ssh rsa key login, so do not upgrade your router if you want to keep telnet login !
• LAX20 1.1.6.34
• Orbi RBR760 (V6.3.1.0 - V6.3.6.2_1.2.66)

Credits :

• https://github.com/jashandeep-sohi/python-blowfish (Sorry, I had to mod your blowfish)

• Paul Gebheim's original code from 2009, which no longer works

• hazarjast, who pushed me to do it and spent me a pizza :D