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unoxa
Aspirant
Apr 14, 2023
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Ssh login in tech support mode on legacy Readynas Pro 2 not working - advice on options?

Following the guide on backing up VPD files on legacy readynas written by Sandshark I could not log in as root when I booted in Tech Support mode, came back connection refused. This on a Readynas pro...
  • Sandshark's avatar
    Sandshark
    Apr 14, 2023

    You don't use SSH in support mode, you use Telnet.

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unoxa
Aspirant
Apr 14, 2023

Thanks for the rapid reply, will try with Telnet

/Anders Thalme

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unoxa
Aspirant
Apr 17, 2023

Success in using telnet on a Mac running El Capitan (MacOS 10.11), however telnet is removed from never MacOS versions. Took me a while to understand that, but after I moved to an old Mac everything worked. 

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    Sandshark
    Sensei
    Apr 19, 2023
    Good to hear you got in. Not sure why they'd remove a telnet CLIENT, maybe something can be installed in case you need it again? Any Mac users out there know?

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