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Orbi RBR50 and Sonos Playbar
I have tried to use one of the ethernet ports on the back of the RBR50 satellite unit to the Sonos Playbar and it brought down the satellite unit (lost its connection to the base). The base router was...
I have a Sonos playbar wired into an Orbi Router operating in Access Point mode. No issues.
I don't know how your Sonos is setup. You can run in the "Boost" mode or the "Standard" mode. Standard mode connects to your WiFi and you should not wire any Sonos devices.
Boost mode creates it's own 2.4 GHz mesh network and you must wire only ONE Sonos device, or you will cause problems.
Also, make sure you separate the Orbi and Playbar by a few feet at least. They both have 2.4G radios and they will interfere.