I see it as a good thing, as it might promote better placement for WiFi coverage, vs where a tangle of wires is tolerated. The POE option further enhances that angle.

An unmanaged POE switch is affordable; if one is technical, then a managed one is not much more.

As a data point, my five-port home router has only two in use: the WAN port, and one LAN/VLAN port connected to the main household managed switch.

On Dec 4, 2024, at 2:22 PM, David Lang via Bloat <bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:


[SM] Ordered One as well... that said, this is a decent AP package, but will likely not be a general all-in-one router (lack of a modem is likely fine, lack of switch ports less so), especially given the price...
https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/What_can_I_do_about_Bufferbloat/

I don't think that will be as much of a problem as you think, most people are all-wireless in their houses nowdays, and small, programmable switches are pretty cheap if you need them.