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Playbar - Usage of the 2 Ethernet connectors

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Hello,

Already owner of a Play-5 I am currently following with interest the arrival of the playbar.

I have 1 question regarding the Ethernet connection of the PlayBar. I could see there are 2 ports and in the specifications it is mentioned :
'A single Ethernet port can connect PLAYBAR to a wired home network. A second Ethernet port can be used to share wireless control.'

My Play-5 is currently connected with Eternet to the router. If I would buy a playbar, it would take the place of the Play-5. the Play-5 would then be moved to another room.

So will the Playbar act as the Play-5 that means be the entry point to the router to then connect other components ?

Thanks for your feedback.

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Régis

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If you have a spare switch port, use it.

It's generally suggested that you don't daisy-chain more than 3 units at a time.

To be specific, the 'network diameter' shouldn't exceed seven. This parameter represents the number of switches traversed in the longest path across the network. A Sonos unit counts as a switch.

The 'no more that 3 in a daisy-chain' rule keeps the network diameter within permitted limits if a user has a simple arrangement with a single switch (or just a router), e.g.:
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The number of devices in the line is 7.

Hello, I will connect a Playbar to ethernet router port, and use the spare Playbar port for Smart TV. Is there significant benefit for me to run a standalone ethernet router port to Smart TV directly, instead of "daisy chaining" via Playbar's second port? Playbar will create SonosNet to communicate with 1 Connect (record player), 2x Play: 1, 1 Sub.

Thanks!

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