Odyssey Blue J4125
I had been searching for a small PC that was low powered, dual Intel Ethernet, and quad core CPU. The Odyssey Blue J4125 fit the bill. I had seen other “Fan-less” computers about the same price point. Another reason I decided on the Odyssey was that the CPU was slightly more updated and can do encryption. Purchased this unit of Amazon. It came with a 128GB SSD drive preinstalled.
The main purpose that I had envisioned was to set this unit as my main firewall on my network. I had donated my old Dell R710 server since it was too noisy, used a lot of energy and generated a lot of heat. It was great to learn Virtual Machines and installing many services on my home network. But not great for long-term use. Over the weekend I had tried a few Opensource Firewall Operating Systems on this unit. I installed OPNSENSE, PFSENSE, Nethserver, Untangle, and many more. I had narrowed it down to OPNSENSE and Untangle. OPNSENSE is great and has a multitude of addons. The only downside was I could not get the port forwarding to work to display my security cameras outside the network. Then I tried installing Untangle and within 20 minutes I had internet up and running along with port forwarding. I enabled other services on Untangle. So far it works and I am glad at the results. Now I converted my wireless router into a Access Point. I may purchase another unit to replace my MacMini as my Windows Server 2019. Only time will tell. The important thing is everything works and I am Happy, Happy, Happy.
Odyssey Blue Front
Odyssey Blue Side
Odyssey Blue Side
Odyssey Blue Front
Odyssey Blue Rear
Odyssey Blue Top View
Everything in the box
