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tylerstringer
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June 21, 2021
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My system went haywire... Help

  • June 21, 2021
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So I had one speaker that kept falling off there system so I reset it and readded it.  Now it is the only speaker that will play out of the 10 I have in my Sonos system.  They have all be power cycled.  They show in the system but it keep saying:  “Unable to connect to device.  Try again later”  And in the System sidebar:  All the speakers are showing up separately…  They all want their own separate music choices.  I just want one unified system as they were an hour ago.  I power cycled my router.  Help me Obi Wan, you’re my only hope...

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Best answer by nik9669a

Power them all off. Then restart your router. When it and the wifi is fully restarted, power up the speaker connected by cable. When it is fully restarted power up the other speakers, one at a time. 
This should get fresh ip addresses allocated (unless you’ve set your system up with reserved ip addresses for the speakers?) and eliminates any possible IP address conflicts. 
See how that goes. 

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GuitarSuperstar
Lead Maestro
June 21, 2021

Can you connect one of your speakers (not a surround speaker or Sub) directly to the router with an ethernet cable?

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    tylerstringerAuthor
    Avid Contributor I
    June 21, 2021

    I futzed with it long enough that I got it back into shape but thank you.  It’ll probably be out in the am.  :)

    tylerstringerAuthor
    Avid Contributor I
    June 21, 2021

    well, I spoke too soon. all but the newly readied speaker again are out and not reachable.  I have plugged into the router.  Now what?  thank you 

    tylerstringerAuthor
    Avid Contributor I
    June 21, 2021

    Now some have returned and they jump from a separate entry in the system sidebar and then up into the first one.

    nik9669aAnswer
    Senior Virtuoso
    June 21, 2021

    Power them all off. Then restart your router. When it and the wifi is fully restarted, power up the speaker connected by cable. When it is fully restarted power up the other speakers, one at a time. 
    This should get fresh ip addresses allocated (unless you’ve set your system up with reserved ip addresses for the speakers?) and eliminates any possible IP address conflicts. 
    See how that goes. 

    controlav
    controlav
    Lead Maestro
    June 22, 2021

    What kind of router? Have you checked

     

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