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Joelc
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January 21, 2018
Question

Changing IP Addresses with a BOOST...

I am trying to set my SONOS specific to specific IP addresses.

The current SONOS IP addresses are 192.168.xx.100 to 192.168.xx.106 as assigned via the DHCP server.The revised SONOS IP addresses are to be 192.168.xx.200 to 192.168.xx.206.

While I am well aware as to how to assign / move a DHCP ASSIGNED IP address to a DHCP RESERVED IP address (as I have successfully done for other devices) it is not working for any of my SONOS devices.

While I was looking for solutions to this through the internet I noticed that the problem MAY BE that I have a SONOS Boost connected to 192.168.xx.100 with all other devices connected to the SONOS Boost per this article (see https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3453/~/how-to-check-if-sonos-is-in-a-standard-or-boost-setup ). That is I noticed saw "WM: 0" for all devices. As I understand things this is likely the problem as the SONOS devices are getting there IP Addresses from the BOOST because they are connected to the BOOST (i.e. is this correct)?

With that, please explain how I should go about creating RESERVED IP addresses when using a SONOS Boost.

TIA!
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30 replies

John B
January 21, 2018
No that is not correct. The Boost is not a router and does not allocate IP addresses. I don't know why you are having this problem as many Sonos users have used reserved IP addresses when in Boost mode, myself included.
John B
January 21, 2018
Why are you writing xx instead of a specific number in the third element? Does this vary?
JoelcAuthor
Avid Contributor I
January 21, 2018
Why are you writing xx instead of a specific number in the third element? Does this vary?

No, the third element does not vary. I am writing XX just for privacy reasons.
JoelcAuthor
Avid Contributor I
January 21, 2018
No that is not correct. The Boost is not a router and does not allocate IP addresses. I don't know why you are having this problem as many Sonos users have used reserved IP addresses when in Boost mode, myself included.

This is disturbing as my setup wont change the IP Address.

That said, any ideas or suggestions as to how best to proceed?

TIA
John B
January 21, 2018
Why are you writing xx instead of a specific number in the third element? Does this vary?

No, the third element does not vary. I am writing XX just for privacy reasons.There is no issue with privacy but thanks for clarifying.

Some routers require reserved addresses to be outside the permitted DHCP range. Others require it to be within. In the past I have just reserved the ones that DHCP had previously assigned. Have you tried that?
John B
January 21, 2018
If your system is functioning fine then this may not matter anyway
JoelcAuthor
Avid Contributor I
January 21, 2018
Why are you writing xx instead of a specific number in the third element? Does this vary?

No, the third element does not vary. I am writing XX just for privacy reasons.There is no issue with privacy but thanks for clarifying.

Some routers require reserved addresses to be outside the permitted DHCP range. Others require it to be within. In the past I have just reserved the ones that DHCP had previously assigned. Have you tried that?

Agreed and understood.

The thing is that I have successfully reserved IP Addresses for every other (i..e Non-SONOS) device on my network so why the stuborness issue with the SONOS Zones, I have even gone to the extreme of:

1. Unplugged all SONOS devices from their power outlets.

2. Set the DHCP Lease time for 30 minutes

3. Setup the MAC ID based reserved IP addresses for the SONOS Zones.

4. Waited one hour then went on the router to ensure that the DHCP Assigned IP Addresses had been dropped -- and they were!

5. Powered up the SONOS Zones and could not believed my eyes, they actually returned to the DHCP Assigned IP Addresses rather than the MAC IS Reserved IP addresses.

What gives?
JoelcAuthor
Avid Contributor I
January 21, 2018
If your system is functioning fine then this may not matter anyway

It only matters because I am TYPE AAA when it comes to my router setup and I use different IP Ranges for different classes / types of devices and this stubborness is meesing everything up!
John B
January 21, 2018
Getting to limits of my knowledge here. But will your router not allow you to reserve 100 to 106? What happens if you try to use one of 200 to 206 for a non Sonos device?
ratty
ratty
January 21, 2018
Power off the Sonos units. Restart the DHCP server (presumably the router). Power up the Sonos units.

Assuming the DHCP server has taken the new reservations these should be assigned to the Sonos units.
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