I got a new ISP and a new router called bbox3, I got 3 login options when I went to 192.168.1.1 :"user","admin",expert" but I only get the password for "user" which is on the back of the device.
With user I can change a lot of setting but the accounts admin and expert get acces to diagnostics(source:belgacom forums)
Is there anyway to access these accounts or hack the password?
the bbox3 is standard pppoe passtrough enabled,up to 4 i think
i used another router and setup a pppoe connection with username and password, this goes straight trough bbox3 and only uses the modem part of the bbox3.
now my router does dhcp and stuff on my pc network and uses the bbox3 as a dumb modem for the dsl syncing and such.
only reason for admin access is the dsl line values they hide there
in my opinion BBoxes are junk, the little experience i've had with them has made me very sour about them. if you want full access over your router i suggest cannonball's option and buy your own router.
I would first try default pass; I don't own such router but if you have physical access you can always press the reset for 5-10sec and try to log in again \/
I think this is SOP for ISPs. If you are connecting to their data line, they can assume admin control to the modem and lock you out. This is true even if you buy your own. I bought mine and the admin password works until the modem/router authenticates to the ISP then I get locked out.
I discovered this trying to debug my router not connecting (was an ISP issue) and I was able to get in and see/edit all the settings. As soon as the ISP link came back up and modem was online, no more admin access.
I suspect most ISPs will block your modem if it doesn’t do this. No idea if there exists a modem/router that could resist ISP takeover.