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It's POSSIBLE I could have changed the password on this newly flashed Netgear WNDR3400 and then fallen asleep or something, but I 30/30/30'd it and it still wants a root password. How the heck do I reset it, or is there a new default password on Chaos Calmer rc1, or ...?
I tried searching.
Can you telnet in? On a non-LuCI install, you have to telnet in and set a password before you can use ssh. ssh will act like it wants a password but there is actually no way to log in.
Also, if that doesn't help and you actually set a password you don't remember anymore:
- activate failsafe (however that's done on the WNDR3400, I'm not familiar with that device)
- telnet in
- mount_root
- passwd
- reboot into regular operation
Thank you sooo much, I will try these today or tomorrow and report back. 
30/30/30 is DD-WRT voodoo that doesn't apply here (and probably makes no difference on DD-WRT either).
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