Intel(r) switches backdoor
xipe <openrceniahorg> Monday, May 19 2008 16:53.19 CDT


I recently got an Intel(r) Express 530T switch from eBay. It�s a �Manageable� switch, this means that you can connect to the switch through a null modem cable, telnet or a web interface to modify the switch configuration (Change MAC address filtering, create/delete VLANs, change ports speeds an priority, �).

But when I tried to connect to the switch, I discovered that the switch hadn�t been reseted, and that the seller didn�t gave me the username and password needed to manage the switch.

After trying to find any reset button around, under, and even inside the switch, I sent a mail to the seller and contacted the Intel support.
As the seller wasn�t responding and the Intel support wasn�t able to give me a reset procedure, I crawled the web, and managed to find a little Intel(r) utility �that does not exists�, according to the russian website that was distributing it...
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talz Posted: Tuesday, May 20 2008 19:29.25 CDT
if you have any links it used to reside on you could try searching on archive[dot]org