mazilo
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Re: [PAP2] Unlocking Guide -
said by gizmogameboy  :My PAP2-NA was supplied to me unlocked by my VoSP. An ordinary PAP2-NA should be factory unlocked. Honestly, I don't really know if your VoSP has reprogrammed the PAP2-NA to its default configuration. If so, then after you factory reset this PAP2-NA, it will bring back its default configurations, a.k.a. Vonage locked PAP2, and if your VoSP has its default configuration opened then you can access its admin page without a password or the password given by your VoSP. Turning off the Provision feature is not a matter of yes or no. I believe you will first need to consult this with your VoSP to see if it will violate the TOS if you turn of the Provision features.
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gizmogameboy
join:2006-06-05
Vancouver, BC
| Mazilo
Thanks for your reply.
To clarify the issue: The PAP2-NA was sold to me at full price and was supplied unlocked. The VoSP (not Vonage) actually made me factory reset it during troubleshooting. I've factory reset it myself numerous times and have never had a problem accessing the admin or user logins. No conflict with the TOS.
The box was supplied with firmware version 2.0.13. I just upgraded to ver 3.1.10(LS) because I was having trouble with the older firmware.
My question is: Will the new firmware installed on the always unlocked box cause it to lock up if I factory reset it?
I ask this because most firmware upgrades refer to Vonage cracked boxes and specifically state not to do a factory reset on them. What happens to an always unlocked box if the firmware is upgraded and is then factory reset ?
Thanks again for the clarification. |
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mazilo
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| said by gizmogameboy :I ask this because most firmware upgrades refer to Vonage cracked boxes and specifically state not to do a factory reset on them. What happens to an always unlocked box if the firmware is upgraded and is then factory reset ? This is right because the Linksys/Vonage locked PAP2 is factory configured to Vonage and Vonage doesn't give out the admin password. Therefore, every time the PAP2 is factory reset, it will bring back the factory default configurations which is locked with a different admin password. I don't have a PAP2-NA; however, IIRC the factory default configurations on a PAP2-NA has an empty admin password. As such, it's not locked. Linksys (or Vonage) only releases a single firmware for all PAP2 versions, i.e. PAP2, PAP2-NA, PAP2-UK, etc. Your question has been asked so many times in this thread with the answers. Since I don't have a PAP2-NA, I can't just tell you to go ahead to factory reset your PAP2-NA; however, you can judge it yourself from the above explanation logically. Worse comes to worst, have your VoSP replaced the PAP2-NA with another one.
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Mazi (UK Non-Geo Phone: +44-703-194-2574) |
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gizmogameboy
join:2006-06-05
Vancouver, BC
| Mazilo,
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Found your posting which says
"A pap2-na (NA=North America) is not supposed to be locked/tied to any VoSP like a PAP2 is. That said, any PAP2 firmware released under Linksys is not supposed to lock a pap2-na unless the pap2-na is used to serve some VoSPs that remotely locked the unit (which can usually be unlocked by a factory reset). "
My unit is one of these units that was factory resettable and had no lock for admin / user logins. My question is now answered.
The reason I sometimes do a factory reset is to restore the unit to factory settings in case I change too many settings and do not what the default values are. |
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kukku
join:2006-05-31
Abbotsford, BC | i exchanged mine repeated those steps saved 1234 pwd after refreshing i wont ask for pwd and when after setting tftp server i try to flash it it prompts for pwd and is not accepting 1234 as pwd |
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