An aside: I, also, was frustrated by the lack of multi-NIC options on NUC sized computers and was pleased to find this vendor: gmktec.com.
Many of their NUC-sized computers have dual physical LAN ports.
Re:US Weighs Banning TP-Link Routers
by nobody9999 on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @01:35PM
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>I mean Ethernet NICs. For example, various PCIe quad-port models.
My misunderstanding. Apologies.
I use something similar to this[0] device, which has 4X2.5Gb ethernet ports and no WiFi (which was my preference) interface.
As such, no additional NICs were required, even with a dual ISP configuration.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09J4H9ZXY?ie=UTF8&th=1
(I used industrial NUC PCs as part of factory stations for a startup a few years ago, and they were nice. I looked into NUCs for home routers/firewalls, but I didn't like their NIC options.)