Hax0rs unite: Toshiba magnia sg20 wireless "appliance" $240

[iwearnosox]

Tigerdirect = evil.
This thing looks cool, though. 2.5" drives..

 

[hevnsnt]

I think its gots to have linux on it

 

[50]

Umm...can someone explain what this does? Or should I not ask?

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: Cartman2003
Umm...can someone explain what this does? Or should I not ask?

At the Heart of Today?s Digital Home or Office
As the centerpiece of today?s digital home or office, the Magnia SG20 Wireless Ready Media Center allows you to wirelessly manage information, communication, entertainment and automation throughout your home. Smaller than a VCR, it delivers concurrent high-speed wireless Internet access and instant data exchange to everyone in your household, at an affordable price. Collaborate on your finances, coordinate schedules, share printers and scanners, and more with the Magnia SG20 Wireless Media Center.
This one device is an...

8 Port Router
Wireless Ready
20GB Hard Drive
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Firewall, Server, Network Attached Storage and much more!

Features:
Simple Network Configuration
Automatically configure your network to use DHCP, DNS, NAT, and Web Services.
Intranet
Create an personalized Intranet ? without learning to program HTML ? by managing the pre-configured templates included with the Magnia SG20.
Security
Packet filter & IP tables Firewall protects company data from Internet intrusion.
Cross-platform File Sharing
Windows® and Mac OS® users can exchange information with the Magnia SG20 using file sharing services.
Enhanced Backup and Restore
The Magnia SG20 includes an application for file backup and restore. The application can backup and restore files to/from a backup device connected to a networked client computer, to a shared directory or through secure FTP to Toshiba?s Internet-based storage service (fee based).
Second Hard Disk Drive Configuration
The second hard drive (optional) can be configured for additional storage capacity or it can be configured to be an exact copy of the primary hard drive.
Content Filtering
Built-in application that allows administrator to restrict access to specific Web sites, or to sites that contain certain phrases or words in their domain name. Content filtering can be useful when you wish to regulate access to areas of the Internet by users of your local network.
Internet Connectivity
Connect to the Internet via the built-in 56K Modem or auto-sensing 10/100 Ethernet WAN port. The 10/100 Ethernet WAN Port can connect to broadband Internet service from a Corporate LAN, a DSL line, or a Cable line. Internet Connection requires a customer provided Internet Service Provider. A DSL or Cable Internet Connection requires an external router or broadband modem to use the Public Ethernet port (not included).
Virtual Private Networking
Virtual Private Networking is certified only for client computers running Microsoft® Windows? operating systems. The Virtual Private Network requires the Magnia SG20 be connected to the Internet using the Public WAN Ethernet port. The Magnia SG20 can manage a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Virtual Private Network with authorized users.
Digital Photo Album
Your Magnia SG20 includes an application to manage centrally stored digital pictures (JPEG) and digital videos.
Digital Jukebox
Your Magnia SG20 includes the capability to store and organize digital music (MP3 and WMA file formats). The Magnia SG20 can deliver music to: Any wired or wireless connected computer or supported Pocket PC device, as well as through the Voyetra® Turtle Beach® AudioTron? (purchased separately) to your home stereo system.

 

[lunawire]

 

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[lunawire]

These are very nicely engineered. I have a SG10. They can run linux, or a router distro such as Clarkconnect or E-Smith, or even Windows 2000 (use Routing and Remote Access). There's a fairly active forum on yahoo! groups. They have links for video and usb headers that will get you up and running. Great for media servers - I saw a $120 60gb drive here which makes it a pretty beefy little box. Two PC100 slots allow up to 512mb of RAM I believe. Go get them!

 

[lunawire]

Sorry for the double posts - server kept asking me to re-login. Not sure why it posted if it didn't know who I was, but it ups my post count!

 

[jasonja]

I have a SG20 and it's a great little router and so much more. I upgraded mine with a P3-933 CPU and 256mb of RAM. It runs RedHat 7.2 (some versions have older RedHat images but you can upgrade it no problem). I have several linux apps (a game voice server, FTP server) running on mine. It can act as extra storage on a network, router, I upgraded mine with a 802.11b card so it's also my WAP, FTP server, HTTP server, music server to a Turtle Beach Audiotron. Lots of things can be done but be prepared to learn Linux. Out of the box it's functionality is somewhat limiting (no way to forward ports, or open ports easily). This can all be done, but you'll need to learn a lot about firewall scripts. I contributed a lot to the Yahoo forum on things I've done, I suggest anyone wanting to know more start there.

 

[vegetation]

How much electric do these babies run on, anything signficantly less than a regular system? I'm looking to replace a regular p3 system just to save on electric costs (needs to run 24x7).

 

[jasonja]

It has a micro atx power supply (with an annoying loud fan) and uses laptop hard drives that spin down most of the time. It has no video card and only a simple 3 line LCD display. I can't imagine that it uses much electricity at all.