Pogoplug Classic Media Sharing Device in Pink or Black (POGO-B01 or POGO-P21) $15 + Free Shipping

Could this be setup as a media server to stream movies to a PS3?

Where do most people place these? In their basements? Or in their office?

Quote from whuzizname : How does it connect to the internet? By WiFi or by ethernet cable? (I suspect the latter.)

Ethernet cable

Quote from hectorjunco : Could this be setup as a media server to stream movies to a PS3?

I don't own a PS3, but it seems like the PS3 supports DLNA under that assumption yes*

*you would have to install arch (not hard) and install miniDLNA (this is what I do). But a raspberry PI might be a better solution.

why did i buy this? i'm so dumb sometimes.

I have seen this deal a number of times and kept passing. Finally decided to get one given the price and positive comments about ease of use. I may try Arch, but out of the box it will work fine for me. For $15, I can live with pink.

Quote from ron4540 : If you just want to share files between computers in the same house, you can set up a "homegroup" in Windows 7, in just a few minutes for free.

Quote from ChpByr : If I only want to use this locally, do I still have to make an account on their site? Just looking to share my media drive on my home network without my computer needing to be turned on all the time.

Quote from hectorjunco : Could this be setup as a media server to stream movies to a PS3?

Folks, this device is NOT intended for local file access/streaming. It’s targeted for internet access. Yes, it will effectively provide local file access/streaming since every client will probably have access to the internet too. But the way it works is, even if you only want to transfer files locally, it will UPLOAD the files to their website first, then DOWNLOAD it again to your network! The only way to avoid the UPLOAD is to optionally copy your local files to their cloud storage. But even so, you still have to DOWNLOAD it. The only efficiency in the whole process is that each client will cache any previously downloaded files, at least for some period of time (e.g., probably not across a reboot).

IOW, PP is targeting this towards REMOTE ACCESS, and as such, it’s not optimized for local file access/streaming. Again, you can do it, but I would never use the PP primarily for those purposes.

thanks eibgrad for clear explanation. i have NAS serving in the house. will use this to serve family outside the house on an as-needed basis. are there any "codes of conduct" we need to follow on what can/cannot be shared? or any other similar BS?

Quote from eibgrad : ...But the way it works is, even if you only want to transfer files locally, it will UPLOAD the files to their website first, then DOWNLOAD it again to your network!

I'm assuming that's out of the box stock? Wouldn't mind installing Arch Linux if it means i can simplify the process.

Quote from ChpByr : I'm assuming that's out of the box stock? Wouldn't mind installing Arch Linux if it means i can simplify the process.

Yes, I'm only talking about the stock firmware and as PP intended. Obviously once you hack it w/ ArchLinux, it's a whole new ballgame, and can be configured in many different ways for many different purposes.

Quote from deshwasi : thanks eibgrad for clear explanation. i have NAS serving in the house. will use this to serve family outside the house on an as-needed basis. are there any "codes of conduct" we need to follow on what can/cannot be shared? or any other similar BS?

I have no idea. Check their terms of service [pogoplug.com] if you're concerned.

I am running stock software on mine with an external HD and just backing things up to it. working well. I may get another to play with arch, etc.

Quote from eibgrad : Folks, this device is NOT intended for local file access/streaming. It’s targeted for internet access. Yes, it will effectively provide local file access/streaming since every client will probably have access to the internet too. But the way it works is, even if you only want to transfer files locally, it will UPLOAD the files to their website first, then DOWNLOAD it again to your network! The only way to avoid the UPLOAD is to optionally copy your local files to their cloud storage. But even so, you still have to DOWNLOAD it. The only efficiency in the whole process is that each client will cache any previously downloaded files, at least for some period of time (e.g., probably not across a reboot). IOW, PP is targeting this towards REMOTE ACCESS, and as such, it’s not optimized for local file access/streaming. Again, you can do it, but I would never use the PP primarily for those purposes.

Didn't know that my files would still get uploaded to their site anyways. Even though, I just want something to allow me to access and share my files, I don't like the idea of "big brother" watching/monitoring.

Is this how it is for true servers/nas too? Would installing Arch allow me to bypass mypogoplug?

Quote from village idiot : Huh, only females like choices in color? Pink might fit in well between my white (not black) router and my blue (not black) cable modem... I almost forgot, it might clash with my silver (not black) switch...

if you think hot pink goes even better with white and blue...you need your eyes checked my friend lol


of all of the colors of the rainbow and the colors that result from mixing as well...to go with hot pink on their part is idiotic. proof of my statement can be seen how these never sell and they are forced to sell off excess inventory at a 75% drop in price

Quote from SGS-1 : Didn't know that my files would still get uploaded to their site anyways. Even though, I just want something to allow me to access and share my files, I don't like the idea of "big brother" watching/monitoring. Is this how it is for true servers/nas too? Would installing Arch allow me to bypass mypogoplug?

Again, remember the purposes for which PP has designed this device.

"Pogoplug POGO-B01 is a multimedia sharing device that lets you connect any external hard drive and then access and share your content over the internet. Installation takes less than 60 seconds and there are no monthly fees."

As designed, it uploads and downloads the file. After all, that's what's necessary to deliver the files to a REMOTE user. Of course, there’s no technical obstacle to a local user using the same PP UI to gain access to those same files. But it’s not efficient because of the way it was designed to facilitate remote access.

That’s just the way THIS device was designed. Your typical NAS doesn’t work this way. And if you install ArchLinux, you have many other options, including only local access, local and remote, various protocols (smb, ftp, http), etc.