MacOS Airplay to HomePod Mini over Ethernet
Hi,
I connects my Macbook Pro over 10GB ethernet onto my network. The HomePod mini is connected on the same network, but via Wi-Fi. HomePod mini shows up on my Macbook Pro as an audio source when only connected to ethernet. However, no sound is coming out of the HomePod Mini.
The HomePod mini shows that music is playing via the glowing screen. HomeKit shows the media content is being play from my Macbook Pro. However, there's no sound. When I connect my Macbook Pro via Wi-Fi (with or without ethernet still connected) the sound from the HomePod Mini would work. However, this would cause all of my network traffic to route through the Wi-Fi and not the 10GB ethernet. I can "set service order" in Network to prioritize the network traffic over ethernet than Wi-Fi, but this setting doesn't always persist.
I called Apple support and they told me that I fixed the issue myself by connecting to Wi-Fi...
I think this is totally a bug/oversight from Apple HomePod. If I can AirPlay sound from my Macbook Pro via ethernet to Apple TV, why can't I do the same with the HomePod mini? What do you expect your prosumer do? Connecting over Wi-Fi?
Thanks!