Thanks guys, using Visio it's very easy to make such diagrams.
@baconbrain, yep I work in IT. I'm a sr. network security specialist working for a big financial in NL. Regarding dedicated vs. regular AC. "dedicated AC" is a separate and direct AC circuit powering only AV equipment using higher quality wiring (directly from the fuse box where the AC enters my house), fuse and AC walloutlets.
@Confused, most 'routers' (many of them are bridge/modem, switch, router, firewall, WiFi access point, DNS/DHCP server all-in-one's) you get from Internet providers have a built-in switch. Assuming all your devices are in the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.0.x): as long as the switches are connected to each other and one has a connection to the built in switch in the router you're alright and can 'shuffle' stuff to your liking.
The diagrams of my situation only show the stereo related stuff. In my previous set up one switch is upstairs and the other is downstairs. There's one long ethernet cable connecting both. Both up- and downstairs switch have multiple devices connected to them besides the stuff in the diagram (e.g. the HTPC downstairs, a regular PC and my work laptop upstairs). My DSL router has a built in switch too but it is of a lower quality so the upstairs switch can be viewed as the central switch. From it there's one ethernet link to the built in switch in the router. The router has no other ethernet connections.
@maxijazz, congrats on your upgrade!
@baconbrain, yep I work in IT. I'm a sr. network security specialist working for a big financial in NL. Regarding dedicated vs. regular AC. "dedicated AC" is a separate and direct AC circuit powering only AV equipment using higher quality wiring (directly from the fuse box where the AC enters my house), fuse and AC walloutlets.
@Confused, most 'routers' (many of them are bridge/modem, switch, router, firewall, WiFi access point, DNS/DHCP server all-in-one's) you get from Internet providers have a built-in switch. Assuming all your devices are in the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.0.x): as long as the switches are connected to each other and one has a connection to the built in switch in the router you're alright and can 'shuffle' stuff to your liking.
The diagrams of my situation only show the stereo related stuff. In my previous set up one switch is upstairs and the other is downstairs. There's one long ethernet cable connecting both. Both up- and downstairs switch have multiple devices connected to them besides the stuff in the diagram (e.g. the HTPC downstairs, a regular PC and my work laptop upstairs). My DSL router has a built in switch too but it is of a lower quality so the upstairs switch can be viewed as the central switch. From it there's one ethernet link to the built in switch in the router. The router has no other ethernet connections.
@maxijazz, congrats on your upgrade!
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