Re: Synology Disk DS211J

["Nick Olsen" <nick () flhsi com>]

It's updates, I've got a 1511+ here and at the office. It phones home to 
check for updates. I noticed this the day I got it. Blocked the dst IP and 
that was the only thing that "broke".


Nick Olsen

Network Operations
(855) FLSPEED  x106

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From: "Pierre-Yves Maunier" <nanog () maunier org>

Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 8:32 AM

To: "Jones, Barry" <BEJones () semprautilities com>

Subject: Re: Synology Disk DS211J


2011/9/29 Jones, Barry <BEJones () semprautilities com>


> Hey all.

> A little off topic, but wanted to share... I purchased a home storage

> Synology DS1511+. After configuring it on the home net, I did some 
captures

> to look at the protocols, and noticed that the DS1511+ is making 
outgoing

> connections to 59.124.41.242 (www) and 59.124.41.245 (port 81 & 89) on a

> regular basis. These addresses are owned by Synology and Chungwa Telecom 
in

> Taiwan.

>

> So far, I've not been able to find much information on their support 
sites,

> or Synology's wiki, but I wanted to put it out there.

>

>

>

Maybe it's for checking new firmware update availability...


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Pierre-Yves Maunier