I'm getting sick and tired of ISP tech support questioning my router as the cause of my many internet outages (they don't seem to know what traceroute or what a shell on my router means), so I want to replace my aging linksys router with a mini PC running Linux. That way I can honestly say when they ask me if I'm using a router, "no I'm directly connected." Plus I can run cacti and monitor the connection 24/7, and run DG.
I want a machine that's x86 (i3 or i5), at least 1 GHz, low-power, no fans, ssd disk, 2 gigabit ethernet ports, small formfactor. Any ideas as to what I should look for? Anything under $500 is game at this point. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
