The ReadyNAS is just like a regular computer system. The APT addon on ReadyNAS’s community allows end users to install or remove packages easily using the apt-get command.

Basically, you can get your compiling environment up and running by installing the following addons – APT,  ToggleSSH, EnableRootSSH. Following that, ssh to your ReadyNAS and install the following packages for compiling.

# apt-get update
# apt-get install libc6-dev gcc gdb libtag1-dev uuid-dev

Select Yes for those additional packages the system suggests.

Hurray! Time to compile transmission on the ReadyNAS.

Bittorrenting on the ReadyNAS has never been easier. Of the NASes I had used, bittorrent is either buggy or lack control over seeding feature. The ReadyNAS comes with decent bittorrent support, it allows user much control over the running of torrent – starting, stopping or removing. It also allow user to customize settings like port to be used, bandwidth allocation and seeding options. However, the lack of encryption option may be a problem for some users.

I hope future releases would come with the following:

• Encryption option
• Queue management
• IP Filter option
• Global Connections, Per-torrent Connections
• Automatic download through RSS

Oops. I hope I am not asking for too much. For those who are interested, ReadyNAS is using the BitTorrent SDK client. Anyway, check out the screen shots!

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640KB 256MB ought to be enough for anyone. I struck gold when I took apart the ReadyNAS Duo. Underneath the metal plates I found end-user changable RAM module! There doesn’t seems to be any warranty stickers on the chassis.

Upgradable RAM module on the ReadyNAS

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Did a simple speed test this morning by transferring some videos to my D-Link DNS-323 and Netgear ReadyNAS Duo. Being a simple home user, I kept the test environment simple which any home users can emulate without breaking an arm or two.

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nas-02-5C-A2:~# uname -a
Linux nas-02-5C-A2 2.6.17.8ReadyNAS #1 Tue Apr 8 16:46:37 PDT 2008 padre unknown

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Wow. I can’t believe how easy it is to turn on the ssh server feature on the ReadyNAS Duo. I thought I had  to use some backdoor scripts in order to do so. Thanks to the “plug-in” architecture of the ReadyNas Duo, new features/technologies can be added to the device with just a few clicks.

The ReadyNas community has got some addons which you can enable SSH and root access to the SSH. Check out ToggleSSH and EnableRootSSH from the addons page. Installing these addons are simple, just go to your ReadyNAS’s administration page. Go to System -> Update -> Local. Upload the bin file and follow the on screen instructions.