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00za · 09-25-2019, 09:55 AM

Hi, I know there are bunch of threads with similar titles, but I did not find a solution for my problem.

I'm unable to log into my PW2 via telnet or ssh over usb.
Telnet returns "Connection refused." SSH requires a password.

I have airplane mode on, so wifi should be disabled.
Firmware version 5.4.3.2
K5 JailBreak version 1.15.N-r16256
Usbnet version 0.22.N-r16474
md5sums are correct
Device is unregistered if that makes a difference.

Nmap reports only port 22 open, nothing on port 23.
Telneting to port 22 says it's SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.0 - don't know if that's really openssh or dropbear.

In desperation I tired manually creating a authorized_keys file in usbnet/etc as described here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...27&postcount=4 But that's not working either; still asking for a password. Maybe amazon has a factory ssh process that's not being replaced by usbnet? Anyway I really didn't want to have to setup a password or ssh key.

Any help would be much appreciated.

09-25-2019, 09:55 AM	#1
00za Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2019 Device: PW2	usbnet requiring password, no telnetd started Hi, I know there are bunch of threads with similar titles, but I did not find a solution for my problem. I'm unable to log into my PW2 via telnet or ssh over usb. Telnet returns "Connection refused." SSH requires a password. I have airplane mode on, so wifi should be disabled. Firmware version 5.4.3.2 K5 JailBreak version 1.15.N-r16256 Usbnet version 0.22.N-r16474 md5sums are correct Device is unregistered if that makes a difference. Nmap reports only port 22 open, nothing on port 23. Telneting to port 22 says it's SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.0 - don't know if that's really openssh or dropbear. In desperation I tired manually creating a authorized_keys file in usbnet/etc as described here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...27&postcount=4 But that's not working either; still asking for a password. Maybe amazon has a factory ssh process that's not being replaced by usbnet? Anyway I really didn't want to have to setup a password or ssh key. Any help would be much appreciated.