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You don't even need more than one NIC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_on_a_stick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_on_a_stick

• namibj 7mo ago
  Iirc classic WRT-841 and similar "300Mbit WiFi" generation 4-100Mbit-ports Wi-Fi routers had the CPU attached via an on-SoC gigabit link to a vlan capable switch that has the 4 100BASE-TX ports exposed.
  • jack1243star 7mo ago
    Are there links I can read up on this? Ethernet as on-chip bus blows my mind. I guess it's cheaper than having to redesign an entire SoC, but still...
    • doubled112 7mo ago
      These SoCs are often purpose built for networking. The CPU just connects to an internal switch chip instead of an external jack. Mikrotik makes block diagrams of some of their Routerboards available. This is a hAP AC3, for example https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/RBD53iG-5HacD2HnD_201031.png https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/RBD53iG-5HacD2HnD_201031.p... It runs on a Qualcom IPQ4019 single-chip Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC)