[plug] Mini ITX Access Point?

[Tim]

I'm currently working on a software/distro project of creating a
wireless hotspot system, all integrated (so MySQL, FreeRadius,
CoovaChilli, Apache, Squid, Dansguardian and custom software all in
the same system). It currently runs on any standard box, that has 2
NIC's (due to how coovachilli works it requires separate NIC's,
besides you need to separate the hotspot side from the internet side).

I'm thinking I might be able to extend the "package" by packaging it
on small compact hardware, with minimal requirements and mostly solid
state. I've had a brief look at Mini ITX boards (fanless) that have
dual NIC. I was wondering if people had other suggestions of small
compact systems that would also work.
In particular, I'm looking for a system that has essentially a built
in access point. I'm not sure how well using a wireless NIC in AP mode
would work with coovachilli, as I've not had a chance to try it yet.
But was thinking if I could get that to work, I could be making a self
contained AP/Hotspot system (similar to how people use dd-wrt or
linksys routers, but slightly heaver on the software side).

Any suggestions? Or is it easier keeping the wireless/networking
hardware separate from the accounting/filtering/gateway hardware??

Thanks

Tim
p.s. If you didn't realise, it all runs Linux. I'm also preparing to
release code for parts of it, once I get it into a form I'm
comfortable releasing (clean). http://grase.sf.net/

-- 
Timothy White - Somewhere in Australia