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Nighthawk AX8 does not work with Sonos
Just some info for anyone considering purchasing this router. It does not work with Sonsos products hard wired to the ethernet ports. When I plug in either my Sonos Play 3 or a Sonos Boost to any of the ehternet ports, it shuts down the other ethernet ports and totally shuts down the wireless network. I am returning the product today.
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Some folks have gotten around this issue by getting an inexpensive switch and plugging devices into it and then the switch to a Ethernet port on the router.
Please don't take this the wrong way, not trying to be rude, but I sure hope this isn't the future of Networking as Netgear seems to claim with this router. I didn't spend over 400 dollars on a router that has ethernet ports that don't even work. Hard wired LAN/WAN technology has been around for quite some time, it astounds me that Netgear can't get this correct. I will be going back to an ASUS solution.
Don't blame you on the move back to Asus.
I gave up on Netgear, used to be my go to vendor, after a r8000 and r8000p neither of which ever got good firmware and went else where.
I have the RAX80 and it works fine with the sonos boost plugged into the ethernet port. I had to turn off QOS which sucks because it seems to assign incorrect settings to devices.
- Search Google for “Sonos broadcast storm” ... I have not seen issue with mine but I did read about it elsewhere. Try disabling the WiFi feature in the Sonos app to make sure they do not connect to Ethernet and WiFi at same time. I have a Beam, Sub, and two Play Ones with no issues. The WiFi is enabled on Beam so can connect to wireless Play Ones... the Play ones are connected to Beam but not router WiFi since connecting them to Beam wireless network already causes them to display as connected to the router.
