Thanks NTGR. Not.

So there we have it. NTGR released ReadyNAS OS 6.10.7. In case you’re interested what’s in there abandon all hope. No mentions of any specific fixes except an ominous reference about “fixed security vulnerabilities”.

Now that’s what I call customer support. Not. But it gets worse. As you may recall the package repositories for the ReadyNAS systems haven been broken for months. But if you were hoping that NTGR would fix the repo along with the new release you were hoping in vain. Granted, the new firmware includes fixed samba packages a can be easily verified:

NTGR, open-source the ReadyNAS firmware b4 it's 2l8, dammit

For more than 15 years I’ve been providing updates, fixes and last but not least add-ons (apps) for the various incarnations of NTGR’s ReadyNAS line of NAS products. In the beginning this was fueled by personal interest in combination with a distinct feeling that a NAS could be a lot more than just a dumb storage device. Support was great and there was a superb community of great people. We had a lot of fun and made a lot of progress along with a steady stream of new apps for those users that didn’t want to or simply couldn’t deep-dive into the guts of the systems.