I have a Athlon XP-M 2400+

[Naylia]

I have a Athlon XP-M 2400+ that runs 35W at full load, so I’m hoping that the overall system at real world loads won’t actually be very high. Someone pointed out to me the idea of server grade NICs on ebay and they are quite cheap.So I’ll ditch the onboard NIC for a dual port Intel server card for about $24. I’ll also need to find an inexpensive but reliable 5 port switch to connect up and I have an Apple Airport Express AP lying around that will provide wifi for the laptops and cell phones in the house or drop in an old wireless PCI card that I think I still have.