command line tools for Asus router etc ?

[Chris Green]

On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 10:19:56AM +0000, Mike Marchywka wrote:
> 
> I recently bought a new router, an Asus that says "wigi6" on it.
> I set it up as an access point ( or actually a repeater 
> that let's me connect to existing ESSID via wired connection )
>  since it has a nice antenna
> and picks up a lot of networks I probably can't see when I put
> a mini computer in a metal box.  However, all the configuration
> appears to be through the browser. I wanted to do things
> like list all available networks etc" The network manager
> command line tool for example does a lot of this for local
> interfaces but not sure there is anyway to talk to the router.
> 
Most (modern) Asus routers can be accessed using ssh, you usually have
to enable this using the web GUI interface.  On my Asus routers this
can be found under Advanced Settings->Adminstration->Service.


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Chris Green