I own GL-AXT1800 and GL-BE3600 and looks like new models get less LAN ports, also true for the BE3600. That makes older model more universal as it has an ability to use 2 ethernet ports for internet and still have one for local network. Or just to use local LAN connection between two devices. So new port layout results in more limits while it doesn’t seem to be more compact.
Hi,
Thank you for your suggestion.
Could you please further clarify the use case for this request?
We generally expect travel routers not to require multiple WAN connections or multiple LAN devices.
Or are you using it as a home router?
Hi!
As a home and a digital nomad router. Bought both GL.Inet models to be able to travel with them but for now I’m still on Xiaomi mi nano that is so much more compact. However sometimes I utilise both LAN ports on it too.
So yes, that’s usually not just a hotel scenario but it’s nice to have a device that’s more capable and flexible. I’ve also been in a situation when there was too much noise on WIFI so connecting 2 laptops over wires was a solution.
GL-AXT1800 does what I need but I’m just a bit worried with new models getting less ports. Still got a GL-BE3600 hoping I won’t need a second LAN on it.
Can you share how does it look from manufacturing perspective, is it about making devices a few euros cheaper? Is there anything else? I didn’t disassemble GL-BE3600 but it feels like there’s enough room for an extra port in this body.
Thank you for the clarification. We’ll forward this to the product team for reference in future products.
I think the main reason is that after providing 1 x 2.5 Gbps + 1 x 1 Gbps, or 2 x 2.5 Gbps ports, there isn’t much remaining capacity in the CPU/switch chipset to support additional ports.
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Hello! Did you get any response from the product team on the CPU/hardware limitations for 3 ethernet ports?
I’ve just seen the Slate 7 Pro announcement and was very sorry to see it has a single LAN, AXT1800 stays the best available option for me but lucks wifi 7 and a screen.
Hi
We have previously forwarded your request to the product team for consideration in future product planning.
At the moment, we are still in the evaluation phase and awaiting further market research, so there isn’t much additional information we can share.
Thank you for your understanding that new product planning takes a considerable amount of time.
If other users have similar needs, they are also welcome to share their specific use cases. We will review them regularly and pass them along to the product team.