I was just thinking what should we do if we cannot crack the root password using conventional mentions like John The Ripper, at least not in a suitable time? Possibilities:
- start a distributed brute-force attack
- stick to 2.4 (I know, bad idea
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- sniff the traffic to catch the 2.5 flash update. Save it to a file, hex it on a PC to change password, then manually put it back on the iRex and run the flash upgrade routines.
Any more ideas or possible solutions?