[ale] Plug computers?

[Jonathan Meek]

So many good options...so little time. This is why I stay broke all
the time. Good ideas to tinker with.

Jonathan

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Raylynn Knight <seca900rider at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do a search for Arch Arm Linux for good documentation on rooting PogoPlugs,
> Seagate Dockstar, Seagate GoFlex Home and Seagate GoFlex Net.
>
> On Dec 5, 2012 8:39 PM, "Scott Plante" <splante at insightsys.com> wrote:
>>
>> These are the plug computers I was thinking about.
>> http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-products.aspx
>> I've been thinking of getting one of the 2 NIC (maybe + wifi) models as a
>> home firewall and maybe Asterisk server.
>>
>> I helped someone setup a Buffalo TeraStation NAS which includes the
>> PogoPlug "cloud" storage feature, but he didn't want to activate that part
>> of it. I didn't try hacking it--has anyone rooted the $40 PogoPlug? That
>> might be cool--does anyone know what the internal specs of it are, like
>> memory, flash storage, processor?
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Scott Plante" <splante at insightsys.com>
>> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 3:09:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ale] Plug computers?
>>
>> You have 3 RPis? Or Plugs?
>>
>> The plug computers are a bit expensive relative to the Pi, but remember
>> you're getting a case, power supply, flash memory, and a proper (non-USB)
>> gigabit Ethernet port, and on some of them, 2 ports. By the time you buy all
>> the stuff to go with the Pi, if you need it, you're starting to get back
>> into the price range of the plugs, are you not?
>>
>> How do you find the reliability of the USB ethernet ports? Some forums
>> claim they're not very stable. I've had limited exposure, but I haven't
>> noticed that much trouble myself.
>>
>> Scott
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Richard Bronosky" <richard at bronosky.com>
>> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 2:23:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ale] Plug computers?
>>
>> Now that the Raspberry Pi exists, I can't imagine paying the price of a
>> plug computer. I have 3 of them now.
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2012 12:51 AM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyone using one of the various plug computers that could share their
>>> experience?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking ahead to moving my mail and syslog server to something like
>>> a plug computer with an external hard drive attached.  The server is very
>>> low volume and minimal load (exim/dovecot/syslogng with some monitoring
>>> using mrtg).
>>>
>>> I may also use it as an endpoint for SSH tunnels though I may also use
>>> something like an Rpi for that (currently using a meraki with the wireless
>>> interface turned off) and possibly as the master controller for apcupsd.
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