diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74077d9b..a570c0a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ But squeezelite-esp32 is highly extensible and you can add
 - Buttons and Rotary Encoder and map/combine them to various functions (play, pause, volume, next ...)
 - IR receiver (no pullup resistor or capacitor needed, just the 38kHz receiver)
 - Monochrome, GrayScale or Color displays using SPI or I2C (supported drivers are SH1106, SSD1306, SSD1322, SSD1326/7, SSD1351, ST7735, ST7789 and ILI9341).
+- Ethernet using a LAN6270 with RMII interface
 
 Other features include
 
@@ -370,6 +371,25 @@ The benefit of the "raw" mode is that you can build a player which is as close a
 There is no good or bad option, it's your choice. Use the NVS parameter "lms_ctrls_raw" to change that option
 	
 **Note that gpio 36 and 39 are input only and cannot use interrupt. When using them for a button, a 100ms polling is started which is expensive. Long press is also likely to not work very well**
+### Ethernet (coming soon)
+Wired ethernet is supported by esp32 with various options but squeezelite is only supporting a LAN8270 with a RMII interface like [this](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858432526.html). The esp32 has a strict set of wires required to use the RMII interface.
+	
+- RMII PHY wiring is fixed and can not be changed
+
+| GPIO   | RMII Signal | Notes        |
+| ------ | ----------- | ------------ |
+| GPIO21 | TX_EN       | EMAC_TX_EN   |
+| GPIO19 | TX0         | EMAC_TXD0    |
+| GPIO22 | TX1         | EMAC_TXD1    |
+| GPIO25 | RX0         | EMAC_RXD0    |
+| GPIO26 | RX1         | EMAC_RXD1    |
+| GPIO27 | CRS_DV      | EMAC_RX_DRV  |
+
+- SMI (Serial Management Interface) wiring is not fixed and you can change it either in the configuration or using "ethernet_config" parameter with the following syntax:
+```
+MDC=<gpio>,MDIO=<gpio>[,RST=gpio>]
+```
+** THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE YET, SO MORE TO COME ON HOW TO USE WIRED ETHERNET***
 ### Battery / ADC
 The NVS parameter "bat_config" sets the ADC1 channel used to measure battery/DC voltage. The "atten" value attenuates the input voltage to the ADC input (the read value maintains a 0-1V rage) where: 0=no attenuation(0..800mV), 1=2.5dB attenuation(0..1.1V), 2=6dB attenuation(0..1.35V), 3=11dB attenuation(0..2.6V). Scale is a float ratio applied to every sample of the 12 bits ADC. A measure is taken every 10s and an average is made every 5 minutes (not a sliding window). Syntax is
 ```
diff --git a/components/raop/raop_sink.c b/components/raop/raop_sink.c
index 767dc526..e654f112 100644
--- a/components/raop/raop_sink.c
+++ b/components/raop/raop_sink.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 #define CONFIG_AIRPLAY_NAME		"ESP32-AirPlay"
 #endif
 
+typedef struct {
+	raop_cmd_vcb_t cmd;
+	raop_data_cb_t data;
+} raop_cb_t;
+
 log_level	raop_loglevel = lINFO;
 log_level	util_loglevel;
 
@@ -150,17 +155,27 @@ void raop_sink_deinit(void) {
 }	
 
 /****************************************************************************************
- * Airplay sink initialization
+ * Airplay sink startup
  */
-void raop_sink_init(raop_cmd_vcb_t cmd_cb, raop_data_cb_t data_cb) {
-    const char *hostname;
+static bool raop_sink_start(raop_cmd_vcb_t cmd_cb, raop_data_cb_t data_cb) {
+    const char *hostname = NULL;
 	char sink_name[64-6] = CONFIG_AIRPLAY_NAME;
-	tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t ipInfo; 
+	tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t ipInfo = { }; 
 	struct in_addr host;
+	tcpip_adapter_if_t ifs[] = { TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_ETH, TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_STA, TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_AP };
    	
 	// get various IP info
-	tcpip_adapter_get_ip_info(TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_STA, &ipInfo);
-	tcpip_adapter_get_hostname(TCPIP_ADAPTER_IF_STA, &hostname);
+	for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(ifs) / sizeof(tcpip_adapter_if_t); i++) 
+		if (tcpip_adapter_get_ip_info(ifs[i], &ipInfo) == ESP_OK && ipInfo.ip.addr != IPADDR_ANY) {
+			tcpip_adapter_get_hostname(ifs[i], &hostname);			
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	if (!hostname) {
+		LOG_INFO( "no hostname/IP found, can't start AirPlay");
+		return false;
+	}
+	
 	host.s_addr = ipInfo.ip.addr;
 
     // initialize mDNS
@@ -181,6 +196,33 @@ void raop_sink_init(raop_cmd_vcb_t cmd_cb, raop_data_cb_t data_cb) {
     esp_read_mac(mac, ESP_MAC_WIFI_STA);
 	cmd_handler_chain = cmd_cb;
 	raop = raop_create(host, sink_name, mac, 0, cmd_handler, data_cb);
+	
+	return true;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************************
+ * Airplay sink timer handler
+ */
+static void raop_start_handler( TimerHandle_t xTimer ) {
+	raop_cb_t *cbs = (raop_cb_t*) pvTimerGetTimerID (xTimer);
+	if (raop_sink_start(cbs->cmd, cbs->data)) {
+		xTimerDelete(xTimer, portMAX_DELAY);
+		free(cbs);
+	}	
+}	
+
+/****************************************************************************************
+ * Airplay sink initialization
+ */
+void raop_sink_init(raop_cmd_vcb_t cmd_cb, raop_data_cb_t data_cb) {
+	if (!raop_sink_start(cmd_cb, data_cb)) {
+		raop_cb_t *cbs = (raop_cb_t*) malloc(sizeof(raop_cb_t));
+		cbs->cmd = cmd_cb;
+		cbs->data = data_cb;
+		TimerHandle_t timer = xTimerCreate("raopStart", 1000 / portTICK_RATE_MS, pdTRUE, cbs, raop_start_handler);
+		xTimerStart(timer, portMAX_DELAY);
+		LOG_INFO( "delaying AirPlay start");		
+	}	
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************************
diff --git a/components/services/accessors.c b/components/services/accessors.c
index af847304..ac7ab5d2 100644
--- a/components/services/accessors.c
+++ b/components/services/accessors.c
@@ -142,6 +142,23 @@ const i2s_platform_config_t * config_get_i2s_from_str(char * dac_config ){
 	return &i2s_dac_pin;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************************
+ * Get eth config structure from config string
+ */
+const eth_config_t * config_get_eth_from_str(char * eth_config ){
+	static eth_config_t eth_pin = {
+		.mdc = -1,
+		.mdio = -1,
+		.rst = -1,
+	};
+	char * p=NULL;
+
+	if ((p = strcasestr(eth_config, "mdc")) != NULL) eth_pin.mdc = atoi(strchr(p, '=') + 1);
+	if ((p = strcasestr(eth_config, "mdio")) != NULL) eth_pin.mdio = atoi(strchr(p, '=') + 1);
+	if ((p = strcasestr(eth_config, "rst")) != NULL) eth_pin.rst = atoi(strchr(p, '=') + 1);
+	return &eth_pin;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************************
  * Get spdif config structure 
  */
@@ -164,6 +181,18 @@ const i2s_platform_config_t * config_dac_get(){
 	return &i2s_dac_config;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************************
+ * Get ethernet config structure 
+ */
+const eth_config_t * config_eth_get( ){
+	char * config = config_alloc_get_str("eth_config", CONFIG_ETH_CONFIG, "mdc=" STR(CONFIG_MDC_IO) 
+											",mdio=" STR(CONFIG_MDIO_IO) ",do=" STR(CONFIG_PHY_RST_IO));
+	static eth_config_t eth_config;
+	memcpy(&eth_config, config_get_eth_from_str(config), sizeof(eth_config));
+	free(config);
+	return &eth_config;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************************
  * 
  */
diff --git a/components/services/accessors.h b/components/services/accessors.h
index eba65c98..6cf59a2c 100644
--- a/components/services/accessors.h
+++ b/components/services/accessors.h
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ typedef struct {
 	bool rotate;
 } display_config_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+	int mdc;
+	int mdio;
+	int rst;
+} eth_config_t;
+
 typedef struct {
 	i2s_pin_config_t pin;
 	char model[32];
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } gpio_entry_t;
 
 const display_config_t * 	config_display_get();
+const eth_config_t * 		config_eth_get( );
 esp_err_t 					config_display_set(const display_config_t * config);
 esp_err_t 					config_i2c_set(const i2c_config_t * config, int port);
 esp_err_t 					config_i2s_set(const i2s_platform_config_t * config, const char * nvs_name);
diff --git a/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index fea336a1..f408318d 100644
--- a/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -96,12 +96,36 @@ menu "Squeezelite-ESP32"
 			string
 			default "SPI,driver=ST7789,width=240,height=240,cs=5,back=12,speed=16000000,HFlip,VFlip" if TWATCH2020
 			default ""
+		config ETH_CONFIG
+			string
+			default "" 
 		config DAC_CONTROLSET
 			string
 			default "{ \"init\": [ {\"reg\":41, \"val\":128}, {\"reg\":18, \"val\":255} ], \"poweron\": [ {\"reg\":18, \"val\":64, \"mode\":\"or\"} ], \"poweroff\": [ {\"reg\":18, \"val\":191, \"mode\":\"and\"} ] }" if TWATCH2020
 			default ""		
 		# AGGREGATES - end				
 	endmenu
+
+	menu "Ethernet Options"
+		visible if BASIC_I2C_BT && ETH_USE_ESP32_EMAC	
+		config ETH_MDC_IO
+            int "SMI MDC GPIO number"
+            default 23
+			help
+				Set the GPIO number used by SMI MDC.		
+        config ETH_MDIO_IO
+            int "SMI MDIO GPIO number"
+            default 18
+			help
+				Set the GPIO number used by SMI MDIO.		
+		config ETH_PHY_RST_IO
+			int "PHY Reset GPIO number"
+			default 4
+			help
+				Set the GPIO number used to reset PHY chip.
+				Set to -1 to disable PHY chip hardware reset.
+	endmenu
+	
 	menu "Audio settings"
 		menu "DAC settings" 
 			visible if BASIC_I2C_BT
diff --git a/main/esp_app_main.c b/main/esp_app_main.c
index 4a4d95d7..02e1a384 100644
--- a/main/esp_app_main.c
+++ b/main/esp_app_main.c
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ void register_default_nvs(){
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "display_config", CONFIG_DISPLAY_CONFIG);
 	config_set_default(NVS_TYPE_STR, "display_config", CONFIG_DISPLAY_CONFIG, 0);
 	
+	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "eth_config", CONFIG_ETH_CONFIG);
+	config_set_default(NVS_TYPE_STR, "eth_config", CONFIG_ETH_CONFIG, 0);
+	
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "i2c_config", CONFIG_I2C_CONFIG);
 	config_set_default(NVS_TYPE_STR, "i2c_config", CONFIG_I2C_CONFIG, 0);