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Working great for months, I add a port and now my speakers are cutting in and out across the board

  • August 1, 2026
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CQCoder
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  • CQCoder
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  • August 3, 2026

Wow...the comments I got when I pushed HotSonos to reddit.   Not worth my time to publish it. I dunno what I was expecting.  I’m going to leave it up public and open source but I think I’m done trying to get it visibility.  It really has been a tremendous hassle for something that is free - just posting it without getting it moderated has been a chore.  Oh well.  I was going to add android/apple versions but it’s not something I need so it seems kind of pointless - the apple version requires a lot of effort.  Anyway, it’s here for anyone that is interested.  Have a great day!

MoPac
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  • MoPac
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  • August 3, 2026

I think that’s why Sonos added the “global” turn OFF SonosNet.  Very cool as it does not mess around with the 5GHz wireless signal used by soundbars for Bonding with Sub/Surround speakers.

    Stanley_4
    • Stanley_4
    • Grand Maestro
    • August 3, 2026

    Remember how old Sonosnet is, even the v2 is ancient. V1 came out back when Sonos over Wi-Fi was not an option. The fancy 802.11g option that got Wi-Fi speed up to 6 (Mbit/s) was brand new.

    2004 Sonosnet introduced 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonos

    2014 Wi-Fi options and Boost

    https://www.wired.com/story/sonos-station-mode/

     

     

      Smilja
      • Smilja
      • August 3, 2026

      I think that’s why Sonos added the “global” turn OFF SonosNet.  Very cool as it does not mess around with the 5GHz wireless signal used by soundbars for Bonding with Sub/Surround speakers.

       

      SonosNet operates exclusively on the 2.4 GHz band, but when a surround system is active, it also establishes a direct 5 GHz connection between soundbar and surrounds.

      »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
        Smilja
        • Smilja
        • August 4, 2026

        Ok so I am calling this the ‘solution’.

        Turn off Sonosnet. 

        It’s kind of insane this was the issue - any sizeable system with a hardwire is going to have it competing with the local wifi.  That’s never a good idea.  It shouldn’t be that hard for Sonos to determine it’s thrashing.

         

        You mentioned a switch, and if it’s not set up properly, it can cause multicast flooding.

        Using Sonos with a managed switch | Sonos

        »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
          Stanley_4
          • Stanley_4
          • Grand Maestro
          • August 4, 2026

          I think that’s why Sonos added the “global” turn OFF SonosNet.  Very cool as it does not mess around with the 5GHz wireless signal used by soundbars for Bonding with Sub/Surround speakers.

           

          SonosNet operates exclusively on the 2.4 GHz band, but when a surround system is active, it also establishes a direct 5 GHz connection between soundbar and surrounds.

          I think you missed the point here, that being that the new disable Sonosnet doesn't mess with the 5 gHz signal in contrast to the existing disable wifi option that does.

          Sonos should still admit they named it poorly and fix that to reflect it turns off the whole radio, not just Wi-Fi. 

          Smilja
          • Smilja
          • August 4, 2026

          Sonos should still admit they named it poorly and fix that to reflect it turns off the whole radio, not just Wi-Fi. 

           

          I’ve tried to get Sonos to understand this as well, but with no luck.

           

          With ‘Disable SonosNet’ (technically ‘Disable STP’), Sonos appeals to amateurs and semi-profefssionals running an enterprise-grade network at home. Ideally, anyone doing this should have solid networking knowledge, which isn’t always true. As noted earlier, multicast flooding or broadcast storms can happen if network switches aren’t set up properly.

          »And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
            Stanley_4
            • Stanley_4
            • Grand Maestro
            • August 4, 2026

            Disable Sonosnet appeals to me and I'm not doing anything fancy.

            I simply want to have a couple older Sonos hooked to Ethernet but I don't want my other (older) Sonos puled off my Wi-Fi to Sonosnet, and I don't want to surrender a clear 2.4 gHz channel for a service I don't want or need.

            It is a useful option for the fancy network folk too, but I let them make their own arguments.

              C
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              • craigski
              • Local Superstar
              • August 4, 2026

              Sonos should still admit they named it poorly and fix that to reflect it turns off the whole radio, not just Wi-Fi. 

               

              I’ve tried to get Sonos to understand this as well, but with no luck.

              I don’t understand why you say its named poorly? If you disable WiFi, you use the Ethernet port(s), eg in a high density deployment, Amps stacked in rack etc. This is for advanced installs, and the installers would understand this.

               

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