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w6hr
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July 26, 2023
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Sonos Boost Question

  • July 26, 2023
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Can the Boost be used as a network extender (i.e., without an Ethernet cable plugged in)?

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Best answer by Airgetlam

Only for the SonosNet network, not a ‘normal’ Wi-Fi network. 

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
July 26, 2023

Only for the SonosNet network, not a ‘normal’ Wi-Fi network. 

Bruce
w6hrAuthor
Avid Contributor I
August 1, 2023

Great, that’s what I was hoping for . . .

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    August 1, 2023

    Any Sonos speaker will do the same thing, too, assuming it can use SonosNet. They all reinforce/repeat the SonosNet mesh network. So you could just as easily drop a PLAY:1 in that location. More expensive, sure, but you get the benefit of having an extra speaker there…

    Bruce
    ratty
    ratty
    August 1, 2023

    Note that, unless there are Sonos players which are struggling to maintain a wireless connection, plonking a wireless Boost down as a SonosNet extender could be a waste of time. SonosNet will try to minimise the ‘cost’ (i.e. number of wireless hops) back to the wired network. Often as not it will end up ignoring a Boost if the player connections are otherwise ‘good enough’. 

    Visiting http://IP_of_a_player:1400/support/review and clicking on Network Matrix would reveal the state of things, before and after installing a standalone Boost. 

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