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ReadyNAS NV+ SSH Access problem - my fauly!
OK My fault! I have had my ReadyNAS NV+ working fine for years and use SSH remote root access to fix problems as necessary. Today I did a stupid thing. I SSHd into the ReadNAS and then wanted to S...
Thanks to all. I’ve fixed it and all is ok now.
some Googling discovered that there is a serial port on the back panel, under the little screwed plate that is the console port.
There are two rows of 0.1” pins one has 6 pins and the other has 4. The internet info indicated that the 4 pins were 3.3v TTL RXD & TXD. A meter showed the pin outs at 3.3V RXD TXD GND from Left to Right when looking at the pins. Using a USB 3.3v TTL dongle plugged (Dongle TXD to NV+ RXD, Dongle RXD to NV+TXD , GND to GND, 3.3v not connected.) at 9600 8N1 XON/XOFF and pressing CR gave me a login prompt!! logged in and fixed the error and all working again.
Thanks again. Hope this helps someone else.
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