Small low power AP

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I am wanting to build a mini ITX or similar server to act as a wireless AP/router for my home network but I have no experience with PCs smaller than uATX. I am looking for something:

- As small as possible.
- Low power.
- Reasonably quiet.
- One wired NIC and one wireless NIC minimum for the wireless AP capability.
- Ideally one more wired NIC so that I can use it as a router for the wired network also.
- eSATA would be nice. I could add file serving functions for external drives.

I've looked into a few options but my main problem is wireless. It seems I am going to need an add-on card which is limiting my options for the smallest cases I have found. Are there any SFF cases that support low profile cards? or a small MB with built in wireless?

I would appreciate recommendations. Thanks
 
Thanks. I suppose that works but I was hoping for something a little simpler with less features.

I had in mind something along the lines of a VIA or Atom with a board mounted low power CPU that I can pasively cool with a small heat sink and the whole setup fits in a case about as big as a CDROM drive..
 
I would honestly just buy a wireless AP. By the time you build one yourself, you could afford a VERY feature-rich Cisco unit or something.
 
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