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cast-fish:
http://ow.ly/zmy0B

did you see these cheap computers at $7.......somebody on an amazon review
said the Pogo company had removed the "ssh" checkbox when you register your
new box on their web page. (not sure if this is relevant or stops you running this as a debian or arch server.

Vince.

This is NOT relevant. As long as you take care when buying your Pogoplug. SHould you choose to register your box with them, then to revert back to using the box as a Linux desktop....you'd need to LOG IN at their webpage and tick the SSH checkbox.....(if you never registered the box at all,....it won't be an issue....but registering the box DOES allow you to use the box with Pogoplugs custom NAS arragnement....which works pretty good.   (Though you can just make your own Linux NAS)

summary

it's not an issue

1) Choosing to register your new box with Pogoplug DOES allow you to use their custom NAS web page....but you can just make your own Linux NAS for that.

2) Therefor, not registering your box with Pogoplug does not highlight the SSH issue. You can put Linux arch onto the box and xfce....etc  rdp

hiro:
I've been using dockstar, iomega iconnect and the original pogoplug, all based on marvell kirkwood, and I recommend all of them (especially over rpi) for NAS scenarios.
You can open them up and connect a USB-TTL or so, perhaps then you might be able to circumvent the lacking SSH?

bmarkus:
Visit the official pogoplug WEB site for prices:

http://pogoplug.com/devices#pick

No Pogoplug Mobile there. For (historycal) info see http://blog.pogoplug.com/pogoplug-introduces-new-hardware-pogoplug-mobile%E2%84%A2-763/

hiro:
The official web site is irrelevant, I see it with shipping to germany from amazon.com for 7$.

http://www.amazon.com/Pogoplug-Backup-and-Sharing-Device/dp/B005GM1Q1O/

cast-fish:
ye, the official web site is irrelevant.


They cost $7 with shipping.

You can install a "window manager" also...like XFCE....they are nice full blown linux computers.

THey also perform nicely, as intended...the Pogoplug NAS idea.

To use them as a dekstop computer, you need to "remote desktop connect" to them from some other laptop or internet connected cafe computer.

This computer would service many needs of regular people like social networks, web browsing
listening to streaming internet radio (via a USB soundcard)

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