[clue-tech] Mini-itx and pico-itx

[Sean LeBlanc]

So, I was reading an article detailing someone putting together a pico-itx
from a barebones kit, and I got to wondering about these. Right now, it
looks a tad expensive, so I started casting around for what's up with
mini-itx systems.

I think I asked something about this before, along similar lines, but here
goes again. I'm sure a lot has changed since back then anyway...

I'd really like to find a system that was fanless, took very little wattage
to run, and has at least two ether ports. I'd like to run something like
Dan's Guardian on it, maybe using OpenBSD and put it between LAN and the
cloud that is the internet. Obviously it will be always on. I thought about
using SSD, but after looking at the price, thought I may have to hold off on
that (16G hovering around $300 - yikes!).

Has anyone built a firewall box along these lines, and do you have any
advice? 

One search I did turned up something from damnsmalllinux:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/store/Mini_ITX_Systems/Mini_ITX_BareBones_Computer

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