Router Password Recovery is intended to be used for recovering your lost/forgotten router, authenticated modem and website passwords.

This is a command-line tool that uses a fast dictionary crack method for easily recovering passwords. It supports both HTTP BASIC & DIGEST authentication mechanisms and includes a password list for most popular routers. Router Password Recovery will also display detailed statistics during the recovery operation.

Generally, Routers or Modems control their access by using HTTP BASIC authentication mechanism. In other words, when you connect to your Modem/Router from the browser (typically http://192.168.1.1) you are asked to enter username & password. When If you ever forget this password, you will not be able to access your Router/Modem configuration. There are even some websites that use this BASIC Authentication to allow only certain users access to their site.

Router Password Recovery is the perfect tool for quickly recovering those type of passwords without the hassle of a reset. If you are more comfortable with a GUI then check out Router Password Kracker.