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Cats89
Contributor II
November 12, 2020
Question

Boost into ethernet switch

  • November 12, 2020
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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

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
November 12, 2020

No, that’s the setup I have as well. As long as it is an unmanaged switch, you should be fine.

Bruce
Cats89Author
Contributor II
November 12, 2020

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 ?

ratty
ratty
November 12, 2020

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.

    Smilja
    Smilja
    November 12, 2020

    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.

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    Cats89Author
    Contributor II
    November 15, 2020

    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.

    controlav
    controlav
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    November 15, 2020

    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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