Flashing Oleg's Firmware in WL HDD

[hugo]

I have the add user problem also with stupid ftp. I would like to add users using the web interface, but It seems to only add up in the samba support.

I can only help to have access to the whole system, as anonymous. You can for sure extrapolate to create user account as you are probably more experienced than me in this thinks.

The 2 following posts will explain how to create the root ftp and how to access via telnet, so they can be pruned somewere else if needed

[hugo]

You can get access to the hard drive partition in /tmp/harddrive/part1 or partx. For the purpose of this setup, I've created 2 partitions using the web interface. One is the minimum 100 Mb, the other is the remaining space. They will be formated in ext2fs, so it allow us to work seemlesly on this partition and on the system.

First you have to go to the "secret" admin page:

http://wl-hdd/Main_AdmStatus_Content.asp

From there, if you type the ls command then click on refresh, you see that there are a lot of pages available, but they only set up nvram parameters, as they are probably missing the firewall or ppoe files.

First, copy your stupid ftp conf file from this page:

cp /tmp/stupid-ftpd.conf /tmp/harddisk/part1/stupid-ftpd.conf

if you are ready to copy it on you first partition (add subfolders if needed)


Then you need to edit your stupid-ftp.conf using a good editor that keeps the unix formating (like ultraedit, not notepad if you are working under windows)
As it is on your first hard drive partition, you can fetch the file using ftp or normal network access on the root of your first partition.

Find the line starting with serverroot=/tmp/harddisk/part1 and replace it by serverroot=/

save your file, and go back the the "secret admin" page

type:

cp /tmp/harddisk/part1/stupid-ftpd.conf /tmp/stupid-ftpd.conf

and hit refresh

now you have to kill the old ftp deamon. Probably that a killall would have a lot more options, but my simple method (i'm rusty on linux) is to use ps -aux in the admin page, find the stupid ftp line, get the PID (the first number in the row) then type kill -9 xx where xx is the number

EDIT: a

killall stupid-ftpd

do the whole trick


all this must be typed then followed by the refresh button, not enter.

to finish, type

/bin/stupid-ftpd /tmp/stupid-ftpd.conf

and hit refresh.

Et voila, you have an access to the whole system if you ftp your wl-hdd

As a side note, it seems the process wont use a conf file located anywere else than on the tmp folder.

Feel free to correct me, as I said I'm rusty on Linux, but I'll go back on track very quickly

[hugo]

To get access using telnet to your Wl HDD, you first have to get the telnetd file here:

http://files.wl500g.info/asus/wl500g/telnetd/telnetd


Be sure to get a 324 k file, not a 20 k file. Be sure to use left click, and to let it save on the HD

Copy this file on your first WL HDD partition. It probably have to be formated with ext2fs, so you might have to create a smaller partition to store your system files

Use normal ftp or samba access to save this file

Using the web admin interface:
http://wl-hdd/Main_AdmStatus_Content.asp

type
chmod a+x /tmp/harddisk/part1/telnetd

if you have located the telnetd file on the first partitioon of your wl-hdd

and hit refresh button
then just type /tmp/harddisk/part1/telnetd -d -l /bin/sh &
and hit refresh

You can use telnet wl-hdd and start exploring your device.

EDIT: You don't have to format ext2fs, you can also copy the telnetd file to your tmp directory and chmod it from there

EDIT2: you can click here if you have chmoded the telnetd in the first partition of your hd:

http://wl-hdd/apply.cgi?current_page...tion=+Refresh+

[petgun]

hi,
@hugo
thanks a lot for the handy instructions to start telnet and get root access with stupid ftp.

cu,
peter

[peewee]

To get access using telnet to your Wl HDD, you first have to get the telnetd file here:

http://files.wl500g.info/asus/wl500g/telnetd/telnetd


Be sure to get a 324 k file, not a 20 k file. Be sure to use left click, and to let it save on the HD

Copy this file on your first WL HDD partition. It probably have to be formated with ext2fs, so you might have to create a smaller partition to store your system files

Use normal ftp or samba access to save this file

I can't seem to get hold of this file. When I left-click me IE browser opens with code inside and when I right-click with save as, I get the 20 k file

Can anyone help?

[Antiloop]

I can't seem to get hold of this file. When I left-click me IE browser opens with code inside and when I right-click with save as, I get the 20 k file

Can anyone help?

browse to it via: http://wl500g.info/forumdisplay.php?f=70

[peewee]

browse to it via: http://wl500g.info/forumdisplay.php?f=70

Sorry, I still can't get it. Can you mail it to me? or can I download it with FTP?

[hugo]

Sorry, I still can't get it. Can you mail it to me? or can I download it with FTP?

Try this one