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Note: This is part 5 and the final post in a multi-part series. For earlier posts, see the ReadyNAS 312 tag. The findings so far … Before arriving at our finale, let’s sum up our findings so far: We have a Netgear ReadyNAS 312 which is decent hardware, but in lack of software-upgrades will become […]

Note: This is part 4 of an ongoing series. For earlier posts in this series, see the ReadyNAS 312 tag. The findings so far … Before diving deeper into this, let’s sum up the important findings so far: We have a Netgear ReadyNAS 312 which is decent hardware, but in lack of software-upgrades will become […]

Note: This is part 3 of an ongoing series. For earlier posts in this series, see the ReadyNAS 312 tag. The findings so far … Before diving deeper into this, let’s sum up the important findings from part 2: The unit most likely boots from the embedded flash-volume /dev/sdc which is visible in dmesg, but […]

Note: This post is part 2 in a ongoing, multi-part series. The previous post can be found here. The situation so far… Before diving deeper into this, let’s sum up all our findings from post 1: We have a Netgear ReadyNAS 312 which is now running outdated and obsolete software, with no vendor-provided updates in […]

Please allow me start with some backstory. Back in 2015 I bought a Netgear ReadyNAS 312. As the name implies it’s a NAS-appliance, fairly minimal one with only 2-bays. That makes it compact and quiet enough to fit in your living-room without attracting any attention. While it’s no secret that most appliance-like devices eventually reach […]