Technically you only need one (or even 0 with WiFi) ports. Look up “router on a stick”
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Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 11 hours ago
Yes, but which long of router? The lack of physical Ethernet ports will be kind of a limit…
False@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 8 hours ago
Yes, but I was thinking more of a real router, one with many Ethernet plugs. Afterall an Android phone already is a router if you enable wifi hot spot…
False@lemmy.world 34 minutes ago
That’s the fun part, it is a real router
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 hours ago
Generally a consumer router only needs 2 interfaces - local and external.
Most consuner devices are a combination router, switch, and access point - the switch requires the multiple ports.
tomcatt360@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
I mean, USB-C Ethernet adapters exist
frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 4 hours ago
This works on my docking station. I can connect my phone with thunderbolt 4, dockingstation is connected via ethernet.
Btw: I can also use a monitor, keyboard and a mouse. Never used it for anything useful I just noticed it works.