DIY Intel N100 Rackmount OPNsense Router Firewall (or Lightweight Server)!

Let's build an Intel N100 2U rackmount system that can be used for OPNsense or as a lightweight server! If you are looking to build a custom, energy efficient, rackmount system, this video shows one example you could consider! I plan to use this build in a future video when I do an updated full network build guide. In the long term, I plan to use 2 of these rackmount systems as 2.5/10G throughput testing clients on my network since I do not have extra mini-PCs with 10G interfaces for testing new hardware (because those systems are powering my main network and lab network!). Disclosure: This is not a sponsored video! I bought or already owned the hardware used in this project. My Amazon affiliate list for this build (your support is appreciated!): https://www.amazon.com/shop/homenetworkguy/list/14T8JZ02YC2YO?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfhomenetworkguy_B8310YS8ADTT65XV7RWM You may wish to purchase the network interfaces from Aliexpress since they are likely cheaper than getting them off Amazon (affiliate links below): Mellanox ConnectX-3 10G SFP+ NIC: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmsrN0H IOCrest 5GbE NIC: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkIGAkp 4 Port Intel i226 NIC: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd7Vvfb Chapters: 00:12 Project overview 01:53 2U RackChoice chassis 03:20 PSU 03:35 ASRock N100M motherboard 04:33 Crucial DDR4 3200MHz 16GB RAM 05:19 IOCrest 2.5GbE i225 NIC 06:25 IOCrest 5GbE Realtek NIC 07:42 Mellanox ConnectX-3 10G SFP NIC 09:04 Crucial SATA SSD 09:35 Challenges encountered 12:26 BIOS configuration 14:12 OPNsense installer 18:27 Enabling Mellanox driver EP56