Small Form Factor PCs

The only book available that demonstrates how to build small form factor PCs. Shoebox-sized and smaller, small form factor PCs can pack as much computing muscle as a PDA, full- sized desktop computer, and everything in between. But they use less power, are much smaller, and can be silent. "Small Form Factor PCs" is the only book for enterprising readers who want to build these small form factor PCs, both from kits and from scratch.

Duane Wessels became interested in web caching in 1994 as a topic for his master's thesis in telecommunications at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He worked with members of the Harvest research project to develop web caching software. After the departure of other members to industry jobs, he continued the software development under the name Squid. Another significant part of Duane's research with the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research has been the operation of 6 to 8 large caches throughout the U.S. These caches receive requests from hundreds of other caches, all connected in a "global cache mesh."

Matthew Weaver has 10 years of experience in software development and system administration. He's given many tutorials to technical audiences, and currently works with Nedernet Inc, a wireless ISP in the Rocky Mountains. He helped Nedernet see the value in using small form factor PCs for an array of devices, including remote outdoor access points and solar-powered servers.

Preface	p. ix
How to Use This Book	p. x
Who Should Read This Book	p. x
Organization of This Book	p. xi
Recommended Reading	p. xii
Using Code Examples	p. xiii
Conventions Used in This Book	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Safari Enabled	p. xv
How to Contact Us	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
What Is Small Form Factor?	p. 1
Why Small Form Factor?	p. 2
Small Form Factor Systems	p. 4
More Cool Hardware	p. 9
Digital Audio Jukebox	p. 13
Introducing the VIA EPIA-M	p. 13
Additional Hardware	p. 14
Install and Configure Gentoo Linux	p. 19
X Windows and XMMS	p. 31
Infrared Remote Control	p. 35
Case Modding	p. 46
Extra Credit	p. 51
Digital Video Recorder with MythTV	p. 55
Introducing the Shuttle ST62K XPC	p. 56
Operating System: Gentoo Linux	p. 60
X Windows	p. 64
MythTV	p. 67
Adding a Remote Control	p. 73
Starting MythTV Automatically	p. 79
Using Your TV as the Display	p. 80
Extra Credit	p. 85
Home Network Gateway	p. 88
Introducing the Soekris net4501	p. 91
Additional Hardware	p. 92
Installing OpenBSD	p. 92
From Installation to Gateway	p. 105
Packet Filter (pf)	p. 108
Extra Credit	p. 116
Network Monitor	p. 119
Introducing the Soekris net4801	p. 120
Additional Hardware	p. 121
Installing FreeBSD	p. 122
Arpwatch	p. 130
Nagios	p. 131
Snort	p. 140
RRDTool	p. 150
Extra Credit	p. 160
Wi-Fi Extender	p. 165
Introducing the Access Cube	p. 166
Assembling the System	p. 167
Exploring the Access Cube	p. 168
Wi-Fi Configuration	p. 175
Antenna Options	p. 180
Using the Wi-Fi Extender	p. 181
Building a Console Cable	p. 184
Extra Credit	p. 186
A Portable, USB-Powered, Bridging Firewall	p. 191
Introducing the OpenBlockS	p. 192
SSD Linux	p. 193
Turning the OpenBlockS into an Ethernet Bridge	p. 200
Using the Firewall	p. 208
Powering OpenBlockS via USB	p. 211
Extra Credit	p. 213
Cheap Wi-Fi SSH Client	p. 223
Introducing the Ziplt Wireless Messenger	p. 223
Updating the Ziplt Firmware	p. 225
Playing with the BURN3 Firmware	p. 230
Loading OpenZiplt	p. 232
Playing with OpenZiplt	p. 234
Extra Credit	p. 235
Bluetooth LED Sign	p. 237
Introducing the gumstix	p. 238
Assembling the System	p. 239
Exploring the gumstix	p. 240
Building Software for the gumstix	p. 241
Learning About Bluetooth	p. 244
The Pro-Lite LED Sign	p. 249
Putting It All Together	p. 252
Sending Messages to the Sign	p. 258
Extra Credit	p. 265
Running an NFS Server	p. 271
About NFS	p. 271
The Exports File	p. 271
Starting NFS Services	p. 272
Mounting	p. 273
Index	p. 274
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