IT Mamak

I am a network administrator.

There always a lot end users or my friends who have a modem or router which they don’t know their password because the setting was set by ISP’s technician.
Once the Internet service is down, I always is the first person they ask for.
Fortunately, they always keep the default username and password.

A modem/router default password list is important to a network administrator/engineer.

It’s good to list down all the default username and password in my own blog.

I hope this default username and password list is helpful for you.

Below is the list of the default IP, username and password for TMnet Streamyx supported modem/router.

Streamyx (Malaysia) still have the major market share so I just only list down the modem/router supported Streamyx.
If you can’t find your modem  or router’s default username and password above.
You may find yours at the below sites

1. Default Password List – http://www.phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html
2. Router Passwords – http://www.routerpasswords.com/index.asp
3. Virus.Org Default Password Database – http://www.virus.org/default-password

*ISP : Internet Service Provider

I had forgotten one of my Red Had Enterprise Linux 5 server’s root password.
What can I do? How can I retrieve or reset the root password?
After googling and tried one of the solutions.
My problem was solved.

The solution is boot into single-user mode from GRUB and then change the root password.

Below is the steps to reset root password.

1. Reboot your workstation, wait until the GRUB menu screen come out.
2. Select the desired kernel you want.
3. Press the ‘e‘ key to edit that entry.
4. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the kernel line
(for example: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.x-x ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quite)
5. Add the argument ‘single‘ to the end of the line and then press ENTER.
6. Press the ‘b‘ key to boot.
7. After booting, type ‘passwd‘ to change your root password.
8. The end, reboot your workstation and done.

Of cause, there are many others way to retrieve your root password.
The solution I give here is only one of the solutions.
Hope, my sharing can help you.