Comments on: A TonidoPlug Is Plugged In

By: Tonido Vs. PogoPlug | It's Not Rocket Surgery

Tonido Vs. PogoPlug | It's Not Rocket Surgery — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:42:25 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:13:13 +0000

I have AT&T U-verse as well. So, yes I can tell you how to set it up. Using your web browser, access your routers administration interface (my router is at 192.168.1.254). Go to the ‘Firewall’ page. Click on ‘Applications, Pinholes and DMZ’. Select your Pogoplug from the list of computers. In section 2, select ‘Allow individual applications’. Under ‘Filter Applications By’, select ‘User-defined’. Under ‘Application List’, select ‘Add a new user-defined application’. On the ‘Firewall Application Profile Definition’ page fill in the relevant information, and press ‘Add to list’. Select your new ‘application’ and press ‘Add’. Save your changes. On Dyndns, create a new host service. The IP address should be set to your routers external IP address. Save your host, and you are done.

By: jmk58

jmk58 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:44:07 +0000

I have a Sheva Plug, and will be getting a Sheva Plug II with wireless
capability. My home internet service is AT&T “U-verse”. Is there a tutorial
on seting up a web server via DynDNS.com across the AT&T “2Wire” router ??

Thanks for any help or guidance,

By: admin

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:46:36 +0000

I’ve kept both units. I use the TondioPlug for most of my needs, and the Pogoplug when I need to share files with others. I like that I can share one or more files with someone without setting up an account on the unit for them.

By: FewClues

FewClues — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:25:46 +0000

I actually owned the Tonido Plug prior to ordering my PogoPlug a month before Christmas and then watching the dodging of the answer on delivery. They got them shipped out before Christmas and I received mine 2 days before Christmas – Paying $129 plus $7 shipping. My son ordered a PogoPlug from TigerDirect and paid $129 but no shipping. He got his the day after I got mine.

I was enjoying the differences between the pair. And not feeling terribly secure with the PogoPlug and having to run through their server. Then I discovered that unlike Windows and OS-X, Linux cannot attach the drive. You have to build your own scripts to do an automatic file transfer from computer to drive using -fuse. The VP of Sales finally admitted that they couldn’t do it either and offered to buy my unit back.

The problem was the Tonido plug hung and couldn’t be cleared. I sent it back for repair and they simply refunded my money. So I have been trying to find a buyer for my Pogoplug as well. Any luck with selling yours?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:39:51 +0000

The TonidoPlug does not need an external service to access it. They do offer domain relay service similiar to PogoPlug, but it’s not required. I use DynDNS.com to redirect a domain to my TonidoPlug. The PogoPlug is easier to get set up and use drive/file sharing quickly, but it is limited and requires their external service. If CodeLathe added a something like the PogoPlug software in addition, it would be almost perfect.

By: interestedParty

interestedParty — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:02:17 +0000

hi,

just came across your review of the TonidoPlug, and was wondering if it still needed an external service just to do local network sharing? I remember thinking that the pogoPlug required you to go through their service ANYTIME you wanted to share a file, and therefore my biggest reason for not purchasing it.