On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Mark Constable <markc@renta.net> wrote:

On 2013-02-03 09:18am, Dave Taht wrote:
> I'm grumpy, as it doesn't have an esata interface internally, apparently.

https://www.google.com?q=HP+N40L+MicroServer

I know this is no where near an embedded device but I just got one of these
on sale (new model out) for $220 and I think it's the most useful all-round
cheap server box I've ever seen. Some people have it running 16 GB ram and
I've got mine booting off an SSD via external eSATA. Very well built with 2
x half height PCI slots (4 x eth port card?). Only missing USB3 ports and
hot-swap drive space. And, very quiet with just an SSD.

I'd be very interested to know how fast it could do packet header captures.

Line rate (gigE) would be good.

Does it do BQL? (what is the onboard ethernet chips)