Just bought a new boost for my system and need to connect it to my router via a netgear Ethernet switch - any issues with my plan? The boost will be the only sonos product hard wired; everything else will be sonosnet. Thanks for the help
Boost into ethernet switch
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No, that’s the setup I have as well. As long as it is an unmanaged switch, you should be fine.
thanks - yes its an unmanaged switch. Just curious does the answer change if I connected other sonos devices (as well as the boost) into the switch ?
Wiring multiple Sonos devices to an unmanaged switch should be trouble free. Known issues are at https://support.sonos.com/s/article/41
Managed switches would typically need to have STP explicitly enabled.
In my experience an unmanaged switch should support IGMP snooping, otherwise a broadcast storm is waiting around the corner as soon as two devices that use multicast are being attached to the switch. Since e.g. an IPTV receiver also utilises multicast a broadcast storm can arise with only one Sonos unit wired to it.
Thanks guys - connected my boost to my switch and mayhem ensued. Shut down sonosnet and often my entire network. Right now I have sonosnet up and running connecting a Beam directly to my gateway (new xfinity XB7) but would like to have the beam hardwired in through my switch as well. My switch is is a Netgear GS108v4.
Any thoughts of suggestions would be appreciated.
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The link that Ratty posted says that GS108v1 and GS108v2 are NOT Sonos compatible. Maybe the v4 that you have continues the tradition?
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