It depends on what interface you are using. The the custom streamers I'm building, I'm using either dedicated Ethernet card or USB card. USB card is for those that connect to their DACs via USB and Ethernet card is for those that connect to their DACs via Ethernet (for Roon Ready devices).
I'm using Jcat Ethernet card (with dedicated internal OCXO clock), which has two Ethernets ports, which allows me to set one of the ports in bridge mode. This way you can connect via Ethernet directly to your DAC - skipping the switch and getting rid of all non-audio related traffic.
I'm using Jcat Ethernet card (with dedicated internal OCXO clock), which has two Ethernets ports, which allows me to set one of the ports in bridge mode. This way you can connect via Ethernet directly to your DAC - skipping the switch and getting rid of all non-audio related traffic.