Quote Originally Posted by Chris Thompson View Post
My one remaining problem is when, using putty to log on via dropbear to the root I do not know the default password.
The default password for root is empty. That's why you can telnet in as root without any difficulty. I'm pretty sure dropbear will not allow root logins at all. I'm even more sure it won't allow a root login if the account does not have a password.

You'll need to add a user account, use that to log in, then use 'su' to switch to root when needed. This is the best way anyway.

How you add the account depends on your router's configuration. In particular whether your in AP or Gateway mode and whether or not you've enabled UBA mode (user based authentication). Please post your configuration.

Quote Originally Posted by Chris Thompson View Post

...where do I put the authorized_keys file obtained from puttygen? And will it work, what are the files in opt/etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key and dropbear_rsa_host_key?
The ipkg installation should have configured everything you need. The first connection from a client will exchange the keys and confirm your trust level. Once trust has been established, the client machine will confirm the keys every time you log in behind the scenes. If the keys change, your client will tell you so.

- K.C.