Server Appliance

[Astronouth7303]

My team has connectivity issues. We have 3+ laptops every meeting and only 2 ethernet cables and no wifi.

So I took the team's PC. I installed Apache, PHP, MySQL, Filezilla server, Subversion, MediaWiki, and a patebin. I bought a router, a molex connector, and a power jack. I still have to mod the case, mount the router, and solder the power dongle.

This is what I'm calling a server appliance. It's a self-contained router, 802.11g access point, and misc. services. There's very little to keep track of and lug around (just the box and 1 power cable). You don't need to reconfigure it every time you move it.

You plug it in, hit the "on" button, and wait for the solid green light (it's finished booting). That's it. When you're done, you hit the "off" button, wait for it to die, and unplug it. No configuration or setup. It just works.

Any comments? Anything that I should add?