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#TELNET into a router

I am using netgear JNR1010 model and after trying various combinations and enabling telnet using a tool availabe here - https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/telnet.console. I was able to login into my router using telnet and root and root as credential

telnet 192.168.1.1

REF:

https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/telnet.console https://www.myopenrouter.com/forum/changing-telnet-root-password-netgear-jnr1010-router