# mRendu network bridge configuration for dummies

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**Created:** [May 15, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/mrendu-network-bridge-configuration-for-dummies/25755 "2017-05-15T21:47:49Z")\
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[quote=“Sloop\_John\_B, post:3, topic:25755”]  
Well it’s an Intel NUC I have running Win 10, but I’m looking for a real dummies guide with descriptions of the physical setup, where cables run etc. as well as well as the OS jiggery-pokery.[/quote]

If this will help, I just posted a How To yesterday for NUC’s and uRendu/sMS-200 boxes but using Arch Linux. This is probably the closest you can get to ROCK (or probably even better since it can run MQA in the future).

> [@\[HOW TO\] Arch Linux on NUC6i5SY - NVMe and Bridged Interfaces](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/how-to-arch-linux-on-nuc6i5sy-nvme-and-bridged-interfaces/25720):
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> This is for those: Who already have NUC particularly NUC6i5SY series Uses a music server (SOtM sMS-200 or uRendu) Installed NVMe M.2 memory Have access to music files from NAS or equivalent fileserver through SMB Set Roon Server close to the music server using network bridge set-up to minimize cabling Patiently waiting for ROCK and have nothing else to do. This is like the closest thing. Thanks to @evand on this guide [here](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/howto-guide-for-setting-up-roon-server-and-roon-bridge-on-arch-linux-x86-64/9513). Evand’s post forms the base of this guide. I decided to create anot…

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