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SONOS Compatability with Orbi
Is Orbi compatable with the SONOS mesh network? I have an extensive SONOS system throughout my house (7000 sq ft). It works flawlessly and I have wondered why a mesh network for a LAN application ha...
That worked for me as well to fix Sonos (only tested briefly). This thread isn't really a Sonos compatibility thread for me anymore. I'm having problems with *everything* connected via wifi or wired to any satellite (not the router).
Orbi satellites are dropping all connectivity for everything for me. But since most things don't constantly use the network, I didn't notice until Sonos constantly failed (the effected wifi devices would simply jump to the other satellite or router unit which would cause me to miss the fact that a satellite is down). If I connect anything and stream (say apple tv, or sonos, or a gaming system) through a satellite unit (again, not the router unit), I'm plagued with connectivity issues. Example, I had a number of video conferences on my laptop. I was d/c every 3-5 minutes while an orbi satellite unit became unavailable.
This thread should be renamed: "Orbi Satellite units not stable". Sonos was just the thing that helped me discover that. I'm betting if I used only the Orbi router unit, everything would work fine. (It did briefly when I put a speaker in my office to reset it, but I didn't keep it there long enough to test the theory). But that isn't any better than just using my Airport Extreme.
So far, eero is working. But, orbi appeared to work the first day or two as well. So we'll see if this trend continues.
--Derrek
Hello dieute
If you have tried changing channels and changing the placement of the satellite and still losing connection all the time you may want to contact our support could be a issue with the satellite and they can help resolve the issue. The satellites shouldn't be dropping connection all the time like you are describing.
https://www.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
DarrenM
I already did. After several days of basically asking me to reset the units, which I did multiple times, nothing came out of it. So, I gave up and tried other options (eero and google wifi). I just gave up on it pretty quickly and returned the system.
Maybe I got a dud, but from what I'm reading here and elsewhere, it's a common enough problem that it may be widespread.Touchwood, I have no issues and it is running like a charm. I am using Sonos bridge so no issues at all. Hue lights are also working very smooth.