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The case of the disappearing Sonos system...
I have a Sonos sound system, with 4 speakers and 1 Bridge (for HT). I have the RBR50 router with a satellite, and a RBW30 plug-in AP. Everything has been working flawlessly until recently. Starting a...
Use CH 11 for Sonos and CH 1 for Orbi, or vice versa. This is the only configurartion that will avoid channel conflicts. This is because Orbi uses 40 MHz channel width on 2.4.
Also, be sure to keep some distance between your Orbi units and any of your Sonos components. Orbi can saturate and interfere with Sonos radio comms, even if they are on separate channels.
Lastly, when using Sonosnet, you must have your Sonos devices distributed closely enough to each other, and powered on, in order to form a complete mesh network. The Sonos devices hop through each other to share data. They don't use your WiFi at all. If one or more of your Sonos devices are too far away from the others, they can drop of the network.
I too was having Sonos dropouts.
I changed the channels on both(1 & 11), but still had issues.
I disconnected the Sonos bridge, went to Wifi mode and have not had a dropout yet.
Thanks for posting your settings. Hope this is helpful.
FYI about yoru ISP modem:
Modem Combo Units:
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktopEnjoy. :smileywink:
JammasterC wrote:
I too was having Sonos dropouts.
I changed the channels on both(1 & 11), but still had issues.
I disconnected the Sonos bridge, went to Wifi mode and have not had a dropout yet.
