When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...
All those ports are actually part of the switch, not the router. Most home "routers" are a router+switch. Likely the best solution would be to buy a router that has just one or two switch ports, then ...
Good features cannot stand in for poor placement.