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JimG1
Dec 02, 2015Guide
OS 6.4.1 slow ... to the point of unusable
We just upgraded an RN102 to 6.4.1, which intially seemed to fix some backup issues we'd been working around, however we've just downgraded to 6.4.0 after seeing 6.4.1 being too slow to be usable (th...
- Mar 24, 2016
To get the fix for the anti-virus issue you can update to ReadyNASOS 6.5.0-T338 (Beta 2) (or later). Alternatively if you prefer you can stay on 6.4.2 for now and install the hot-fix (which is now available).
Thanks for your patience.
AdriFrijters
Jan 22, 2016Tutor
What about accessibility direct from the internet when you are hacked or access your files from somewhere else?
- StephenBJan 23, 2016Guru - Experienced User
AdriFrijters wrote:
What about accessibility direct from the internet when you are hacked or access your files from somewhere else?If you are uploading files from a public PC w/o protection, then the scan wouldn't happen until you accessed the the files from one of your protected windows systems. Since the NAS is running linux, there isn't much risk of damage spreading to other files unless it is being accessed by an OSX or Windows PC).
If a hacker attempts to penetrate the NAS, the AV scanner honestly won't help.
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