@stereo5 see if there’s an option in your router settings to block and unblock a device. May be easier on the cable, connectors and you to cut the device out of network in settings rather than physically disconnecting the cable all the time…
Pangea Ethernet Cables
I am using Pangea HDMI and toslink cables already, dropping the ethernet cable in the chain was shocking. Best $25 I ever spent. Sounds almost like I upgraded a DAC or my HT processor. Try it and see what you think. I think the KEY for this effect was to have the same Pangea brand in the entire digital chain, ethernet/digital IC/HDMI.