Can streamer and BDP share same Ethernet cable to router?

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My apologies if this is a silly question (computers aren’t my forte) or is in the wrong place.

Currently my music streamer, a Salkstream III (Roon Core and music files reside on this) is linked to my home network via Ethernet cable to a router in another location in the house. I also have an Oppo BDP 103, currently linked to the home network via WiFi.

I would like to link the Oppo by Ethernet as well, but running another Ethernet cable would be difficult. Is there a simple way the Oppo and Salkstream can share the single Ethernet cable? If so, what exactly would I need? Of course whatever solution would need to play nice with Roon and my equipment.

Any advice/help setting this up, if possible, is greatly appreciated.

Thanks :smiley:

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If the Oppo is near the Salk. Get a small 5 port gigabyte switch like this one:

Take the cable going to the Salk plug it into the switch. Then attached cables from the Salk and the Oppo to the same switch.

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As Rugby indicated, use a switch. My Oppo UDP-203 is on a switch with multiple devices. Works fine.

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IThanks.

Yes, the streamer sits on top of the Oppo.

Is the switch just plug and play, or is there setup involved? Does it need an external power source (ie do I need an available power outlet for it?) or does it get its power from the Ethernet connection?

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Edit: Oops! Reading the description it looks like I’ll need an available power outlet (I’m running out…maybe need to edit my equipment rack…lol).

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If you buy an unmanaged switch then there is no setup, most ‘cheap’ switches are unmanaged.

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Thanks.

It appears the one linked above is “unmanaged”

I do have another question though. My Netgear router is an older one so does not offer gigabit speeds. I assume a gigabit switch would be backwards compatible?

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Yes, it is backwards compatible and auto senses the devices connect speed. You would see this as listed on the product spec as follows:

" 5 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports "

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Sweet! :smiley:

UPDATE:

Ordered the recommended switch and a couple cables.

Thanks for the help. :smiley:

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The switch and cables arrived and it’s working great.

Thank y’all for the help. :smiley:

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