Hardware Suggestions for an x86 Linux WAN Router?

il_seba asks: "We are looking for x86 hardware which could be used to build a stilish/compact WAN router for our LUG. The main requirements, in no precise order, are: small size, fanless operation (low power/low heat CPU + compact flash boot medium), on-board fast ethernet and a single PCI slot. The actual candidates are IGEL thin-clients and ALLWELL STB1030N, although if you have more, we'd appreciate knowing about them. We just need the barebone system, as we'll provide software by ourselves."

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this is it

[chrismcc@netus.com]

Hello...

This is _exactly_ what you want. and it has 3, that is three, built in eithernet ports.

http://www.embsd.org

http://www.embsd.org/order.html

Specifications:

* 133 Mhz. AMD ElanSC520 (486DX)
* 32 or 64 Mbyte SDRAM, soldered on board
* 1-4 Mbit BIOS/BOOT Flash
* CompactFLASH Type I/II socket, 8 Mbyte FLASH to 1Gbyte IBM Microdrive
* 3 10/100 mbit Ethernet ports, RJ-45
* 1 Serial port, DB9.
* Power LED, Activity LED, Extra LED(software programable)
* MiniPCI type III socket. (for optional hardware encryption?)
* PCI Slot, right angle 3.3V only. (for optional WAN board or more ethernet interfaces or maybe a HDD?)
* Board size 5.5" x 5.5"
* Power either 5V DC fixed or 6-20V DC, max 8W
* Operating temperature 0-60 C