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RBS850 - How to prevent 'wired' backhaul via Sonos
My Orbi RBR850 and two RBS850 with Sonos Boost connected to RBR850 runs perfect. To increase SonosNet coverage outdoor I connected a second Boost to RBS850. This temporarily did run perfect, boosting ...
I had this exact issue about a year ago with an additional boost I put on the network.
My speeds for that network segment dropped to under 10Meg (which is the limit of the boost).
How many boosts do you have? How many speakers? How far apart are the speakers and boosts?
Just to validate: Are your Sonos speakers on SonosNet or Wifi? (I recommend moving them to their own network)
Alle speakers are on SonosNet, currently 2xBoost in network, one wired to RBR850. Amount of speakers more than 10, physical distance of some is close. SonosNet shows a few yellow spots in the matrix, with additional Boost connected to RBS850 it shows alle green. Would be perfect if this RBS850 does not switch to wired backhaul.
For lack of a better description, I found that the boost was "backfeeding" the network... and when it did, it limited the bandwidth to the capability of the boost (10MB).
Check the ports on the back of the boost -- I believe there is one that is specifically "IN" and one that is "OUT" -- perhaps you have the ethernet cable plugged into the wrong one. Can you try that and tell us the results?
- Thanks, with the Right port of Sonos Boost connected it worked well more than a day until RBS850 did reconfigure to wired backhaul. With the Left port of Sonos Boost connected it did the same within an hour. I did not manage the RBS850 to stay on wifi backhaul. The mentioned RBS850 serves outdoors, I need the wired boost connected to this RBS850 for the same.
Regarding your constellation of Sonos speakers... Are any "hard wired"? I see you have two Boosts..., but are any other speakers connected via ethernet?