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ORBI RBK 50 ATT Arris BWG 210 and Sonos - Cannot play music error 701
I have seen many posts on this and was also told by Sonos that this particular issue could not be resolved until Netgear delivered a firmware update. Reaching out to see if anyone has been able to s...
The BGW210 always operates in router mode. When he says it’s bridged, it just means the port the Orbi is connected to is configured as IP passthrough, but the box is otherwise always in router mode.
It’s odd the Sonos only connects on 2.4 if it also supports 5.
It’s odd the Sonos only connects on 2.4 if it also supports 5.
True, forgot about that. :smileywink:
After a bunch more research I was able to come up with a solution that seems to be working. I hardwired my Sonos Play 3 which allowed me to utilize the Sonosnet feature. I have an Echo Dot that I use to leverage Alexa to play music on this Play 3 so I diabled and then reenabled the Alexa skill which then allowed me to have Alexa voice commands play music on my Play 3. I then tested my additional 3 Sonos Ones which are located in 3 different rooms on different floors then the Play 3 and they all worked. I even went a step further since I had recently bought the Sonos ConnectAmp which I was going to use to power my outdoor speakers. I added the SonosConnect amp thorugh my Sonos Controller app and then was able to play music through my Sonos ConnectAmp on a test set of speakers. I still haven't fully installed everything outside but it seemed to work with my initial tests... To be completely honest I am still not 100% sure how it all works together.. but for now it seems to be okay. Thanks for all the suggestions.
- If Sonos supports its own local network, I’d probably set it up the way you’re doing it now. The only additional suggestion is to get a WiFi spectrum analyzer and keep the channels separated.