I’m posting this in hopes of saving someone else from the hours of frustration I’ve endured to resolve this issue.
From the time I set-up my Arc + Sub + Surrounds system in July with an Asus RT-AC88U router (connected to Fios Gigabit internet) it has worked without issue. I’ve used Asus Smart Connect with all settings at default. No problems with the S2 app and no problems when I upgraded to an iPhone 12, other than the loss of Trueplay support, which continues to be a problem. (HELLO Sonos! Anyone home?)
Then I recently upgraded to the RT-AX86U using same Smart Connect default settings and, initially, all seemed fine. But soon the dropped connections started. I’d reboot and the Sonos system would connect for 10-30 minutes, then lose wifi connection again. Meanwhile, all other wifi devices in my home worked just fine--the Sonos was the only problem child.
I did all the troubleshooting I could, then called into Sonos support and spent almost 2 hours with a tech rep trying every potential solution possible, but nothing worked. (However: KUDOS to such extraordinary tech support!) He then escalated the issue to an appointment with the Senior Support Team.
Meanwhile, I went into the router settings once again, looking for anything that might be an issue--even though I had gone through them all with the tech rep, and these were all the same settings that had worked on the AC88U. On a whim, and not expecting it to help, I turned off the QoS feature, which I have set to prioritize bandwidth for media streaming over other tasks. BINGO. That was it. Sonos system has stayed connected ever since. I can’t explain why that would be a problem--I’ve always had the QoS set that way, and with gigabit service, an AX router, a modest load of wifi clients in my apartment and no gaming, there should be bandwidth aplenty. But that was the issue and it’s finally solved.
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Sick to death of these drop outs, wish I’d never bought into sonos.
I’ve followed suggestions, still have drop outs.
I’ve factory reset the router, still have problems.
I’ve submitted diagnostics - no help.
Is it definitely this router? I have smartthings, hue, ring etc, everything works 100% apart from these fricking speakers. Even the wired speakers drop out.
Hi
Re the asus problem, there is new firmware available 6061 this has fixed the problem for me re sonos also did a factory reset on my router RT AX 82U
hope this helps
Hey All,
Everyone that are still having issues, I called support yesterday and they have been super helpful.
They helped me change something and I’m on the latest version of the firmware and have not had disconnections in the last 24 hrs. I have a RT-AX86U on 3.0.0.4.386_41535
Here is my 2.4GHz settings (I’ll try enable AX mode and Target Time to Wake later on as these were my own changes but I just need some stability right now!):
Just in case this helps someone else, I read through this thread and after trying multiple resets, reboots, the works, I did finally solve it for me. Within the ASUS Router app (Android for me), I went to Settings → WiFi → Wireless Settings → Network Settings and turned OFF ‘Enable 802.11ax Mode’. I was having a devil of a time trying to get my sub to register. As soon as I disabled this setting, the sub instantly registered. Hopefully this helps others.
I’ve had the same problems on my RT-AX58U, every firmware upgrade did cause issues with my SONOS system. Because of that I have been running an older firmware version from september 2020 (version 3.0.0.4_384_9918).
I’ve tried most of the suggestions in this thread without any success...
Yesterday (2022 jan 4) my router forced me to get the latest firmware, even though I have the automatic update turned off… And of course the upgrade messed up my SONOS system. So I reverted back to my old version, and SONOS was up and running again.
But after a while the router upgraded to the newest version again, and again messed up my SONOS!
So I decided, after the upgrade to the newest firmware, to make a factory reset and setup the router from scratch. I did not reload any saved preferences.
That brought my SONOS system back again.
So far It has been working for 16 hours…
I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
I've struggled with this for years.
What has seemed to make an impact is under
LAN -> IPTV -> Enable Multicast Routing
For a week now every time I open Spotify my system is available to select.
I'd also recommend setting them to static addresses, as well as communicating to a specific access point vs letting the network decide.
Same story, everything was great, upgraded to AX86u router, and now the Sonos system is unusable.
I’ve got QoS turned off, and Airtime Fairness is Disabled on both bands, but no success.
Will try calling tech support when I have a few hours to burn.
When everything else connects just fine, the one defining detail here is the Sonos firmware. If every set of speakers, including One, One SL, Move, etc. all fail, but every other smart speaker from JBL, Google, Amazon, Yamaha, etc. all connect without issue? What’s left? You guys.
Sonos, you have got to get your firmware up to date (and kept up to date with the latest fixes for wifi vulnerabilities and security standards. I’ve moved most of my clients away from your products already due to the lack of support that Sonos gives to modern wifi security and industry standards.
These same issues occur on most WiFi Gen 6/6e routers, not just Asus. You tell people to upload their diagnostics data then tell them (much) later that you don’t even read them. It’s smoking mirrors, and it’s gotten old. If you want business and consumer customers, you’re going to have to figure this out. Because even the cheap Chinese knockoffs on AliExpress are killing you in this very detail.
Just my 2 cents, prove me wrong.
New house, new wifi.. I’m running two RT-AX92U. Had serious connectivity issues with ALL of my Sonos products (they would show in the app, sometimes but could never stream to them). After reading through this whole thread I decided to fully update my routers and do a factory reset on them. .. It worked, no other custom changes or drop downs.. just factory reset and its gold. Hope this helps someone.
Note, I’m running - 3.0.0.4.386_43084-g728dd24
Had lot of problem witth this, did clear my data and cash for Google home and sonos, then opened Google home and linked sonons again. This finally sovled my problem!
Prior to this I had changed this settings. After clearing the data an cash this solved my problem.
Wireless / Wireless MAC Filter -Enable MAC Filter-No
Wireless/ Professional:
-Roaming assistant --> Inaktivera -Enable IGMP Snooping --> Aktivera -Airtime Fairness --> Inaktivera på 2.4GHz och 5GHz -Universal Beamforming/ Universal strålformning --> Inaktivera på 2.4GHz och 5GHz Tryck verkställ
På vänster sida klicka på LAN och efter IPTV -->Enable Multicast routing (IGMP Proxy) - Aktivera -->Efficient Multicast Forwarding (IGMP Snooping)- Aktivera Tryck verkställ
Starta om alla högtalare efter att dessa inställningar har gjorts/kollats för bästa resultat.
Wireless / Wireless MAC Filter -Enable MAC Filter-No
Wireless / Professional:
-Roaming assistant -> Disable -Enable IGMP Snooping -> Enable -Airtime Fairness -> Disable at 2.4GHz and 5GHz -Universal Beamforming / Universal Beamforming -> Disable at 2.4GHz and 5GHz Press apply
On the left side click on LAN and after IPTV -> Enable Multicast routing (IGMP Proxy) - Enable -> Efficient Multicast Forwarding (IGMP Snooping) - Enable Press apply
Restart all speakers after these settings have been made / checked for best results.
I'm getting extremely sick of this. It's been ongoing for years now, and it's always blamed on Asus. I have exactly no issues with any other of the 20 other devices connected to my Asus network except bloody Sonos. I'm almost at the point of throwing it all out despite the sunk costs. This needs to be fixed, enough is enough. Go and buy some Asus routers and trial them in house Sonos r&d and fix the damn problem.
Another vote here for turning off the QOS. I have an RT-AX58U connected to a RT-AC68U mesh and my second Play 1 was not connecting after being unplugged for a couple of days. Called Sonos who ended up directing me to speak with Verizon about Fios blocking access to the speaker. That sounded dubious. I found this thread and turning off the QOS which worked like a charm. Thank you !
Hi everyone! I know the thread has been solved already, but I'd like to share my experience with my Asus GT-AX6000 and the settings that helped me resolve the connection issues.
Perhaps it might benefit someone in the future, especially considering my multiple attempts to seek help from Sonos support (both chat and phone) were unproductive. Initially, they informed me that the product, a SYMFONISK floor lamp, wasn't compatible with Wi-Fi 6 routers, essentially implying it was my problem, and I was on my own.
Issue with upgrade of Asus RT-AX86U firmware is still an issue.
Yesterday I did the router upgrade and immediately ran into severe problem with my Sonos equipment.
(I was not aware of that this upgrade was a problem for Sonos users)
Google assistant stopped working and so did TuneIn and Spotify.
Tried to put all devices in setup mode, to make a fresh installation.
But I only got intermitent acces to the Sonos equipment.
Tried also lots of changes in router, such as; QoS setting, Bandwith and channel number for 2.4GHz WiFi, turning of traffic collection etc..
Everything else connected to our home network worked without any problems.
Also all streaming services to other devices worked as expected.
Gave up and downgraded the firmware to recent version and all our Sonos equipment worked like a charm again.
i have disabled airtime fairness (it was by default) and disabled QoS.
still no success. plugging it in did not work either and was a massive pain in my ass since i can’t get it off the stand and had to hold it up above my head to get it to power.
ANY advice?
After so much time, I have finally made it work. After all the tips here in the thread and nothing has really works to 100% for me. I downloaded a free version of Wifi Analyzer on my old Android phone and scanned through my apartment and channel 6 (2.4GHz) was the least crowded so I tuned in to it.
It has been working almost flawless since, only some split second drop out and its nothing that bothers me and rarely happens.
Airplay 2, Spotify connect and Sonos all works.
IPTV multicast routing is enabled.
Asus AX68U Merlin 386.5 (have not try 386.5_2) Factory reset and no restore from backup.
I had the same problem, Sonos Arc, Sub Gen 3 and One worked fine, but would not recognize my Play 5:II, solved it by rolling back the firmware.
If turn off Qos does not work, try down grade firmware back to 3.0.0.4_384_9318, it works for me after 2weeks of try to fix Sonos one and Playbar because my Sonos one SL is working so the problem must be the speaker. My router is Rt-AX 86U.
Was a big fan of Sonos until this problem occurred. Asus routers are popular and highly recommended in in the consumer electronic products world. Asus routers should work with Sonos without any problem, well maybe a tweak to the router setting is OK. But that’s not the case here. So I will call Sonos tomorrow and see if they can fix this.
a miracle. did a ax3000’s firmware update updated to 3.0.0.4.386_47029
connect amps working again. and other smart devices that were having connection issues.
like a switch
didn’t even do a factory reset…
I'm getting extremely sick of this. It's been ongoing for years now, and it's always blamed on Asus. I have exactly no issues with any other of the 20 other devices connected to my Asus network except bloody Sonos. I'm almost at the point of throwing it all out despite the sunk costs. This needs to be fixed, enough is enough. Go and buy some Asus routers and trial them in house Sonos r&d and fix the damn problem.
It is unlikely any of the ”20 other devices” on your network need to communicate with each other, and that is the feature that Asus seem unable to make work reliably (per this thread and others). And that is also a critical requirement for Sonos devices. Please, just get another router.
I'm getting extremely sick of this. It's been ongoing for years now, and it's always blamed on Asus. I have exactly no issues with any other of the 20 other devices connected to my Asus network except bloody Sonos. I'm almost at the point of throwing it all out despite the sunk costs. This needs to be fixed, enough is enough. Go and buy some Asus routers and trial them in house Sonos r&d and fix the damn problem.
It is unlikely any of the ”20 other devices” on your network need to communicate with each other, and that is the feature that Asus seem unable to make work reliably (per this thread and others). And that is also a critical requirement for Sonos devices. Please, just get another router.
Not exactly correct.
Problems with Samba are often simply access errors, where once they worked. Reported in the Sonos System Error Log, they show as:
“Unable to connect to: //<your samba path>”,
“//<your samba path> is no longer available. The device where the music files are stored may not be powered on, or the path may have changed.”
Unable to play '<your music file>.mp3' - unable to connect to //<your samba path>.
As Revrobbo noted, it is absolute and complete BS that someone at Sonos has not tried to replicate this problem and fixed it, given all the years of venting on this forum.
Hey @Evielwine, the only way I managed to get things working again is back to the old firmware ( Version 3.0.0.4.384.9318 ). No issues every since. Unfortunately the changes I made above only lasted a few days before things disappear again.
Try to factory reset the router after firmware update, it worked for my Asus RT-AX58U router. My Sonos Beam always disconnecting from wifi before and after firmware update until I did the factory reset thing.
Had lot of problem witth this, did clear my data and cash for Google home and sonos, then opened Google home and linked sonons again. This finally sovled my problem!
Prior to this I had changed this settings. After clearing the data an cash this solved my problem.
Wireless / Wireless MAC Filter -Enable MAC Filter-No
Wireless/ Professional:
-Roaming assistant --> Inaktivera -Enable IGMP Snooping --> Aktivera -Airtime Fairness --> Inaktivera på 2.4GHz och 5GHz -Universal Beamforming/ Universal strålformning --> Inaktivera på 2.4GHz och 5GHz Tryck verkställ
På vänster sida klicka på LAN och efter IPTV -->Enable Multicast routing (IGMP Proxy) - Aktivera -->Efficient Multicast Forwarding (IGMP Snooping)- Aktivera Tryck verkställ
Starta om alla högtalare efter att dessa inställningar har gjorts/kollats för bästa resultat.
Wireless / Wireless MAC Filter -Enable MAC Filter-No
Wireless / Professional:
-Roaming assistant -> Disable -Enable IGMP Snooping -> Enable -Airtime Fairness -> Disable at 2.4GHz and 5GHz -Universal Beamforming / Universal Beamforming -> Disable at 2.4GHz and 5GHz Press apply
On the left side click on LAN and after IPTV -> Enable Multicast routing (IGMP Proxy) - Enable -> Efficient Multicast Forwarding (IGMP Snooping) - Enable Press apply
Restart all speakers after these settings have been made / checked for best results.
Thank you! Enabling Multicast Routing has helped keep my connection alive.
