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WD Book Live UART/serial

I’ve had a 2TB WD Book Live for quite a few years now and figured while it worked I should at least store some backups on it. The catch was, when I plugged it in the front LED didn’t come on - AT ALL. I heard the drive spin up and do some random seeking, and got link on the ethernet port, but that was about it. I had a fair idea what the credentials would be, but had no idea what IP address it’d be on (and whether that IP had been re-used for something else). ...

January 5, 2025 · 19 min · 3919 words · TassieBob