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Scott-n-Houston

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Apr 27, 2008
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Such a strange issue that I cannot figure out.

When my iMac is on wifi only, using HomePods for audio is never a problem.
However, when I connect to ethernet (using the plug on the power blog), I can use HomePods for audio but after a period of time, it will no longer work. What happens is, it *thinks* it's playing on the HomePods, but there's no audio. The HomePods light up as if they're playing audio as well, but no sound.

This never happens if on wifi only. I cannot figure out what changes or triggers it, but it's consistent with being hardwired to the LAN.


Am I alone with this?

PS. It occurred on the previous version of MacOS as well as the current (Sonoma)
 
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