Pogoplug sale! $5 after rebate

That's seriously nice Leggo. Wow. So I don't need to glue Pringles cans all over mine eh? lol

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JoeyPogoPlugE02 Wrote:
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> That's seriously nice Leggo. Wow. So I don't need
> to glue Pringles cans all over mine eh? lol

Pringles, Yuban, whatever floats your boat. Or you could just buy a pre-made one: http://www.cantenna.com/

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> You guys inspired me to finally finish my Pro
> mods, I just installed an exterior wireless
> antenna. Pics are here:
>
> https://plus.google.com/photos/1024518926449026978
> 68/albums/6140579640371431169
>
> I had purchased this antenna and cable with the
> hopes of getting OpenWRT working with the internal
> wifi card. A suitable router should have external
> antenna, no? Not yet but I am sure it will happen
> at some point.
>
Nice. I probably will do this, too. Thank you for sharing.

habibie Wrote:
> Nice. I probably will do this, too. Thank you for
> sharing.

Thanks. You could also put an antenna on the front (LED side) although the way in which the shoe (support) attaches to the enclosure might present some interference issues. I believe the rule of thumb is the antennas should be separated by at least 6 inches (15 cm) so that would be about right. Then it would be just like a router :)

And thinking about Joey's idea about a Cantenna, you could easily make a less than $50 long range wifi bridge out of two Pro's. All you would need to do is run hostapd on one side. I bet you could get at least 1 1/2 miles (2 km) range if you do the cantenna's right.

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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... whatever floats your boat...

Strange trivia, if someone can show that phrase being used before 1993, then I didn't invent it. I was drinking one night and a dumb fellow drunk was bragging about how great he is.. lol In my head it was "whatever___your___" and that popped in. That night everyone was laughing over that and over the following months heard it ad nausium. Five years ago my family were watching Wheel of Fortune, like four letters up and I got it. I was accused of seeing the show before. If there's mention before that period in time, then it wasn't the first.

Oh, more important, I regrets not buying a Cantenna at Goodwill months ago. New in the box. If there were chips inside I'd have for sure lol

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2015 02:05PM by JoeyPogoPlugE02.

Speaking of Cantenna's, this project is absolutely over the top: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OgiZw0Zjc. Using the Pro's built-in wifi adapter (which has two antenna inputs) is very doable with this design. Or you could use his complete setup (wifi adapter included) with the V4 or E02. You could become the envy of all your leet friends.

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> You guys inspired me to finally finish my Pro
> mods, I just installed an exterior wireless
> antenna. Pics are here:
>
> https://plus.google.com/photos/1024518926449026978
> 68/albums/6140579640371431169
>
> I had purchased this antenna and cable with the
> hopes of getting OpenWRT working with the internal
> wifi card. A suitable router should have external
> antenna, no? Not yet but I am sure it will happen
> at some point.

Very nice, your PogoPro is now fully loaded :) You should look into adding RAM ;) It's hard to overcome the RAM limitation of these plugs, unless we run specific apps that take advantage of distributing processing.

And thanks for the link about the soldering hot knife tip!

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bodhi Wrote:

> You should look into adding RAM ;)

If it were easily done, I'de try. But in this case, that's impossible so my plug is as 'pimped as it's going to get (:-p)

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> Speaking of Cantenna's, this project is absolutely
> over the top:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OgiZw0Zjc.
> Using the Pro's built-in wifi adapter (which has
> two antenna inputs) is very doable with this
> design. Or you could use his complete setup
> (wifi adapter included) with the V4 or E02. You
> could become the envy of all your leet friends.
>
I wonder if using a digital parabola disc on each premise will do.

habibie Wrote:
> I wonder if using a digital parabola disc on each
> premise will do.

Probably.....but that wouldn't be any fun!

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> bodhi Wrote:
>
> > You should look into adding RAM ;)

> If it were easily done, I'de try. But in this
> case, that's impossible so my plug is as 'pimped
> as it's going to get (:-p)

You are definitely leading the "pimp my plug" contest :)

-bodhi
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Here is a good candidate for the Pogo Pro/Classic internal SDD. This Sandisk Readycache 32GB has become quite inexpensive (comparing to when Sandisk started to sell it to the Windows PC market). It is thin enough to install on the backside of the board. An SSD is ideal inside the Pogo since it is running cool.

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,12381,21415,page=22#msg-21415

I recalled getting this on sale for about $30 to use as the main drive for my HTPC.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2015 07:28PM by bodhi.

bodhi Wrote:
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> LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > bodhi Wrote:
> >
> > > You should look into adding RAM ;)
>
> > If it were easily done, I'de try. But in this
> > case, that's impossible so my plug is as
> 'pimped
> > as it's going to get (:-p)
>
> You are definitely leading the "pimp my plug"
> contest :)

I really miss 'Pimp My Ride' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erd38YHWf9M

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> habibie Wrote:
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> > Bodhi,
> >
> > I got it. I think this will be great and am
> glad
> > you pointed it out. Thank you.
>
> I posted some clear pictures of my mod so you can
> have a better look at Jason Plum's technique.
> Couple notes, I used a hot knife tip on a
> soldering iron to cut the hole and I used the
> metal bracket that the cable came with as a
> perfect heat proof guide. A Dremel tool is not
> advised TBH as you really risk scratching the
> case's shinny finish. Also, you will see a Radio
> Shack right angle SATA adapter that I added
> because the SATA to ESATA cable I used stuck up
> too far from the board and interfered with the
> replacement of the cover. Observe the placement
> of the ESATA port above the ethernet port, doing
> this is optimal as it does not interfere with
> insertion of wide USB devices which would occur if
> placed adjacent to the USB ports.
>
> Here are my pics:
> https://plus.google.com/photos/1024518926449026978
> 68/albums/6140395067407708545?sort=1
>
LeggoMyEggo,

I suppose the data for the Pro shown in this Pro vs. E02 - Some Benchmarks was obtained from your PogoPlug Pro unit with the above mod, right?

habibie Wrote:
> I suppose the data for the Pro shown in this
> [url=http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?8,20530,2053
> 0#msg-20530]Pro vs. E02 - Some Benchmarks[/url]
> was obtained from your PogoPlug Pro unit with the
> above mod, right?

Yes.

LeggoMyEggo Wrote:
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> habibie Wrote:
> > I suppose the data for the Pro shown in this
> >
> [url=http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?8,20530,2053
>
> > 0#msg-20530]Pro vs. E02 - Some Benchmarks[/url]
> > was obtained from your PogoPlug Pro unit with
> the
> > above mod, right?
>
> Yes.
>
Thank you, LeggoMyEggo.

FYI - on the Pogoplug Pro, you do not need to register and activate via my.pogoplug.com website to gain SSH access. The backdoor method works.

I recall reading about some concerns with activation and using a serial connection to get around it.

curl -k "https://root:ceadmin@[PogoplugIPAddress]/sqdiag/HBPlug?action=command&command=dropbear%20start";

-grayman4hire
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Tutorial - Pogoplug v4 (Series 4 and Mobile) with Linux (Debian or Arch)
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/2015 10:38AM by grayman4hire.

I'm with grayman : i enable all my plugs ssh in the first instance this way............. not surprisingly as i used his hack methods in the early days of my plug adventures :)

grayman4hire Wrote:
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> FYI - on the Pogoplug Pro, you do not need to
> register and activate via my.pogoplug.com website
> to gain SSH access. The backdoor method works.
>
> I recall reading about some concerns with
> activation and using a serial connection to get
> around it.
>
>

> curl -k
> "https://root:ceadmin@[PogoplugIPAddress]/sqdiag/HBPlug?action=command&command=dropbear%20start";
>

>
Cool. I will try that next time when I get one more PogoPlug Pro. Thank you.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/2015 04:08PM by habibie.

habibie Wrote:
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> Cool. I will try that next time when I get one
> more PogoPlug Pro. Thank you.

My 3rd PogoPro, still in the box like a seed planted for Spring (heh) is specifically there for using serial method. Thanks Gray & Gravel.

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Adam Wrote:
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> I ended up getting 3!
> http://imgur.com/iS65MyJ
>
> the rebate says that it is good for 6 units, but i
> found out that is only if you get two of each
> version, so i will only be getting $20 back
> instead of $30, but im still pleased :)
>
> now to get hacking!
>
Nothing here but just an update for the rebate status.

Finally, I received an e-mail stating that my rebate has been approved and should be receiving the rebate AmEx card within 5 weeks. This means my PogoPlug pro P02 is under $5. Now, the problem will be how to maximize the spending of $10 rebate AmEx card before it expires. I wonder if I can use it to pay my PayPal. nevertheless, if anyone has a clue, I am all ears.

> Now, the problem
> will be how to maximize the spending of $10 rebate
> AmEx card before it expires.

I've found many stores today allow you to swipe one of these "gift" cards and completely extract the remaining balance from them, and then recalculate the amount still owed so that you can put the remainder on another CC. I've burned the final amounts off gift cards at Menards (a hardware store) and Krogers (a grocery store) this way.

Of course, if there is more on the card than required for the purchase at hand, they act just like any other card. Just stay away from gas purchases and restaurant purchases when using gift cards, since these tend to put rather sizable holds on the card, which may exceed its meager limit and result in it being rejected.

Thanks for the information and advice.

When I use the rebate AmEx card, I will make sure to use all to end up with $0 balance. Otherwise, AmEx will start imposing monthly fees until the balance drains to $0.