[SGVLUG] fyi - Pogoplug POGOP21 for $23 + tax

[matti]

iirc the POGOP21 / POGO-P21 does not include WiFi 

otherwise this would be way too awesome of a deal to pass on ;)

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean O'Donnell <sean at seanodonnell.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] fyi - Pogoplug POGOP21 for $23 + tax

$22 for a tiny cluster node... looks pretty fun! Thanks, Matti.

This would/will be really spicy if the Wireless NIC driver and/or custom 
kernel from archlinux supports 'master' mode (aka: Access Point).

Think: Ocean's Eleven in the Data Center! *kidding, sorta* ;-p

Does anyone know which wifi NIC is used, or if 'master mode' is 
supported? It may be worth the $22 just to find out, and definitely good 
to know (for Data Center Security Admins), if so.

It seems you need to initially configure the root password for the 
device, via their web site. I assume that, after doing so, you can then 
permanently disable their stack and 'cloud services', with some of your 
own custom tweaks, and be free of their proprietary scheme, which would 
be very nice. Am I correct in this assumption?

-Sean


On 02/14/2012 01:04 PM, Claude Felizardo wrote:
> Wow.  What is it running inside?   Easy to install additional programs
> w/o having to hack it?
> I've been looking for an inexpensive alternative for running my
> weather station which I'm in the middle of rebuilding...
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:56 PM, matti<mathew_2000 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> fyi -
>>
>> Pogoplug Personal Cloud, Media Sharing Solution - Black - POGOP21
>>
>> Our Price:
>> $22.99 + FREE SHIPPING
>> Total Price:
>> $22.99
>>
>> http://www.buy.com/prod/pogoplug-personal-cloud-media-sharing-solution-black/221688297.html
>>
>> linux related links:
>> http://archlinuxarm.org/
>> http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/pogoplug-provideov3
>>
>> note:
>> Pogoplug V3 and the new pink colored Classic models are the
>> continuation of the "oxnas" hardware from Pogoplug. They are based on
>> the same PLX/Oxford Semiconductor NAS7820 SoC.  Unlike the Pro/Video
>> varieties, these do not have a mini-PCIe controller or slot.The SoC used in these models is not supported in the mainline Linux kernel, and all sources are covered under an NDA with PLX. ..
>
>