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Devices are assigned strange IP addresses and fail to connect to wifi
Hi,
Occasionally, iPhones and iPads in my wifi network start getting strange IP addresses in the range 169.255.x.x or 169.254.x.x and fail to connect to wifi. These IP addresses belong to South Africa...
I found out the the issue was caused by my wired mesh speakers (connected to the Satellite). Once I disconnected those speakers (connected wirelessly now), all issues disappeared.
Do you have any wired Sonos connected to Orbi?
I have many Sonos speakers around my home. In one room, I have a 5.1 surround system setup utilizing the Playbar as the center and front speakers, and a ConnectAmp powering the rears, plus a Sonos Sub. In order to operate in this configuration, that "Room" needs be configured in Boost mode. Here's the link on that setup:
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/2237?language=en_US
Note #1 in the Setup instructions:
- Wire both the Sonos home theater speaker and Connect:Amp to either your router, a single network switch, or to each other, using an Ethernet cable.
sportruby wrote:
I have many Sonos speakers around my home. In one room, I have a 5.1 surround system setup utilizing the Playbar as the center and front speakers, and a ConnectAmp powering the rears, plus a Sonos Sub. In order to operate in this configuration, that "Room" needs be configured in Boost mode. Here's the link on that setup:
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/2237?language=en_US
Note #1 in the Setup instructions:
- Wire both the Sonos home theater speaker and Connect:Amp to either your router, a single network switch, or to each other, using an Ethernet cable.
This is exactly the setup I had which cused all my Orbi issues. Please try first disconnecting all Sonos to confirm the theory. After that you can try having only one speaker wired which is the minimum to have a Sonesnet connectivity.