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(Update) Mini-ITX File Hosting

Well, newegg came through and I ordered a TRENDnet TEW-443PI (supposedly the easiest wifi card to use under Linux). It works beautifully. Absolutely no hassles, all I had to do is enter my WEP key. No driver messes at all. I'll keep you guys updated until I finish my project.

Cheers.

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Mini-itx
I've finally found a suitable case (and cashflow) for my old mini-itx motherboard (EPIA-M 1000) I've had laying around. The specs aren't too bad - 1ghz C3 cpu, a gigabyte of RAM, 160 gigabyte hdd, and a 52x cd drive. I am still missing one crucial part for me to use this as a file server - a network card. Athough I do have built-in 10/100, I'd like to go wireless since I don't have my own router (it's in another part of the house) but, I have no clue as to what kind of card I can easily use in Linux (comments welcome ;D).

Right now, it acts as another space heater in my room and my ad-hoc cooling solution is having a hard time keeping up. Eventually, I'll have a few fans installed into my desk so I can actually close the door on the computer cabinet; until then I'll use my current 'clip a fan on the desk and point it so it blows air into the cabinet' setup.

Mini-itx

Mini-itx

My casetronic checkercube case.

Mini-itx

My casetronic checkercube case.

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