[VU+ Ultimo] Tuner in use permanently even when in standby

[Jigsy99]

Are you sure your password changed? When I changed mine I used cmd on windows and it confirmed that the password was changed but when I used flashfxp to connect to the box which had been setup previously with the default password it connected.

No sorry what I meant was I couldn't believe someone could of guessed my original password because I thought it was quite a strong one to begin with. When I reflashed the receiver yesterday morning I changed the password again using Putty like I always do after a reflash.

 

[Rob van der Does]

I would never allow HTTP access (i.e. portforwarding); a password provides no security.

 

[avi68]

I've had the exact same thing happen to me over the weekend. The wife was having trouble recording a program and watching another as it said the other tuner was in use. I thought and still do it was the tuner not releasing after I had been streaming to my phone from work. I restarted the box and as soon as picture on the TV came back on the record symbol appeared again right away giving us the same problem recording. SO yesterday morning I reflashed the box and changed the password and all is ok now. Thing that gets me is I've had the box passworded and it is quite a strong password with upper/lower case and numeric so I can't see how someone could just guess that ?

Did you restore your settings after reflash or manually enter them in?

I have also changed my password to alphanumeric with lower and uppercase letters but somehow they still got in the next day.

 

[seame]

No sorry what I meant was I couldn't believe someone could of guessed my original password because I thought it was quite a strong one to begin with. When I reflashed the receiver yesterday morning I changed the password again using Putty like I always do after a reflash.

Try to connect to your box using the default password on the image and see if you can get access.

 

[avi68]

There seems to be a lot of this going on lately. Is there a tutorial on the site for changing the default password?

Just as you said. I used telnet and used ' passwd' command which changed the password however I have not tried to ftp it. I may have to try that.

 

[Jigsy99]

Did you restore your settings after reflash or manually enter them in?

I have also changed my password to alphanumeric with lower and uppercase letters but somehow they still got in the next day.

I entered everything back in manually.

 

[Jigsy99]

Try to connect to your box using the default password on the image and see if you can get access.

Bloody hell I can still log in with my old password and with the new one, how's that possible ?

 

[avi68]

See what I realised is that my router was showing that it was uploading large amounts of data on a wired connection and at that time I only had my duo connected via wire.

 

[avi68]

Is there a security hole in these boxes?

 

[seame]

I think we should do as Rob says and not allow HTTP access until we figure out what is going on.

 

[Jigsy99]

See what I realised is that my router was showing that it was uploading large amounts of data on a wired connection and at that time I only had my duo connected via wire.

Well the good thing so far is I haven't had any 'tuner is use' problems since changing the password, so before getting all paranoid I'm just going to monitor what's going on over the next few days and keep a close eye on this thread.

 

[avi68]

Well the good thing so far is I haven't had any 'tuner is use' problems since changing the password, so before getting all paranoid I'm just going to monitor what's going on over the next few days and keep a close eye on this thread.

But the funny thing is I've changed my password but they still got access. Btw, I've just checked flashxp and used my old password and it didn't allow access. Used my new one and it allowed me access.

 

[avi68]

I think we should do as Rob says and not allow HTTP access until we figure out what is going on.

I actually agree with you. But what I'm thinking of doing is re-enabling it again, see if someone accesses it and then try and track the f***ers. If it happens again then I'll definitely disable it for good.

 

[seame]

But the funny thing is I've changed my password but they still got access. Btw, I've just checked flashxp and used my old password and it didn't allow access. Used my new one and it allowed me access.

Did you try it with the default password?

 

[Rob van der Does]

There is no default password.

 

[avi68]

Did you try it with the default password?

What is that?

Rob said there isn't a default one?

 

[seame]

There is no default password.

Every box I've ever owned has come with a default password ie dreambox password is dreambox. Its this password that is giving me access via ftp even tho my password has been changed.

 

[Stanman]

Not in VIX , we dont have a default password.

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[seame]

What I'm saying is that the box will come with a password before it is flashed. If I try to access my box with gigablue which was the original password or the password I have changed to then I get access but if I try an incorrect one the connection is rejected as you would expected.

Surely I shouldn't be gaining access with both and if I can that means someone else can too.

 

[Jigsy99]

What I'm saying is that the box will come with a password before it is flashed. If I try to access my box with gigablue which was the original password or the password I have changed to then I get access but if I try an incorrect one the connection is rejected as you would expected.

Surely I shouldn't be gaining access with both and if I can that means someone else can too.

Stanman is right there is no password by default only the username which is "root", you have to manually change a password using Putty or something similar using the passwd command. What you are saying is the original formware with the GB did have one but as soon as you flash it with ViX then what Stanman is saying is correct.