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LoisCattree
Sep 16, 2021Follower
Looking for an inexpensive router to connect to Sonos
I rearranged the furniture in my living room and the Orbi Router that is connected to the Spectrum internet modem by a cord can't be used to connect the Sonos system by the TV without having a cord o...
CrimpOn
Sep 16, 2021Guru - Experienced User
would help to know the exact model of Sonos.
If the goal is to use WiFi to bridge across the room (no 'wire') and provide an ethernet jack for the Sonos, any number of WiFi extenders will do that. I have personally used TP-Liink N300 WiFi Extender ($15US on Amazon) and Netgear EX3700 WiFi Extender ($35 on Amazon)
I seem to remember that at least one of them created 'pseudo' MAC addresses for everything connected to it, so my Orbi LAN assignment table had to be changed for devices to get the IP address I wanted them to have.