I’m looking for a 1L type PC, with dual gigabit, or a single gigabit (or 2.5g) port and space to put in a PCI card with more ports on it.
Planning to use it as a router, not decided on which OS yet, probably OPNSense.
Any advice on what to buy? Don’t want to spend more than 150GBP, don’t mind buying second hand either.
Some of the Lenovo tiny 1L machines can take a PCI card to add more ports. I’ve specifically seen it done with the 720q. You’ll need a riser for it to fit. If you search on AliExpress for “lenovo thinkcentre tiny network riser card” or similar you’ll find some examples.
Here’s a different method someone used with a Lenovo M900 using an M.2 ethernet adapter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMKvhx7z3aY
There are several threads about this on Reddit, but I’m not going to link them because of all the mess going on over there. If you search a bit you’ll find them though. If they’ve been deleted due to the protests, try a cached copy on Google.
+1 for the tiny lenovos… just careful on the generation. Pre Tiny4 won’t work.