qwerkus,
> I keep wondering myself though: why would a
> company like zyxel distribute a sofware that makes
> the NAS worse/slower than an out-of the box debian
> installation ?
Easy answer: business decision. Most of their software already exists, and the decision usually how to maximize profit and lower cost. So usually these NAS boxes get older kernel and boot loader, just good enough for the price they sell to normal consumers. But when we go under the hood, we can usually see how to make it perform to its potentials, software and hardware wise. Prime examples: the Pogo Pro/Classic with a hidden SATA port, and NSA325 running kernel Linux-2.6.31.8.
> I keep wondering myself though: why would a
> company like zyxel distribute a sofware that makes
> the NAS worse/slower than an out-of the box debian
> installation ?
Easy answer: business decision. Most of their software already exists, and the decision usually how to maximize profit and lower cost. So usually these NAS boxes get older kernel and boot loader, just good enough for the price they sell to normal consumers. But when we go under the hood, we can usually see how to make it perform to its potentials, software and hardware wise. Prime examples: the Pogo Pro/Classic with a hidden SATA port, and NSA325 running kernel Linux-2.6.31.8.