Does Sonos S2 support SMB V2 V3?

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June 8, 2020
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I just updated flawlessly to S2 & V12. Are SMB shares with v2 or better v3 supported by now?

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Best answer by Wanderlust

Release notes for S2 v13.4.1 confirm support was added for SMBv2 and SMBv3 shares, installed it yesterday and it has been running great against a Synology backed library. I am very pleased that this has been finally added, getting SMBv1 out of environments is great for security!

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3521?language=en_US

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Bitt

Avid Contributor I

I just updated flawlessly to S2 & V12. Are SMB shares with v2 or better v3 supported by now?

Sonos does not support latest versions, however with Synology you can do thisAs a last resort, you can go to DSM > Control Panel > File Services > SMB > Advanced Settings > Others to tick Enable NTLMv1 Authentication. This will lower the security level but allow legacy devices/applications to authenticate via NTLMv1.

Bitt

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astrobboy

Enthusiast I

This feels like the last straw for me vs sonos.

They just don’t care about those of us who like to use our own NAS stored music libraries anymore.

Airgetlam

Or, there are technical reasons as to why this is hard, and they’re working on figuring out how to make it happen. Just because they’re not really saying anything shouldn’t always mean you need to assume the worst.

Bruce

Stanley_4

Grand Maestro

I’ve been asking for SMB v2 since the mid 2000s, wish Sonos offered it but the lack is such a minor issue I just can’t get too upset over it. You can solve the security issues for a few bucks using a Raspberry Pi Zero W as a NAS to SMB v1 gateway.

I’m wondering just how much Sonos is motivated to put the newer SMB issues ahead of other stuff that will sell far more Sonos gear. Fixing it when they go to a new kernel in S2 is a no-brainer as it comes with the deal, along with a huge number of other fixes and improvements. The issue is storage and memory, the old Sonos gear just doesn’t have it. After the pain of the S1 S2 split it makes no sense for Sonos not to move towards a newer kernel but that is not fast, easy or cheap.

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dgerson76

Contributor I

I’ve been running Sonos for 10+ years, and yes it’s surprising that they only support smb1.

I read on another thread that if you have Plex running, you don’t need to use SMB at all. I just shut off smb1 on my Synology and boom. Now I just browse via Plex in Sonos and forget about “music library” direct access.

problem solved - Plex ftw

bockersjv

Local Superstar

They are working on a later smb version. It’s safe to assume it will be for S2 only though.

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mikey2bags

Contributor I

I hesitate to say this, but my Amp and Ones appear to be talking to my Synology NAS using SMB3 now. All devices and controllers are running S2 v13.4.

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WanderlustAnswer

Contributor I

Release notes for S2 v13.4.1 confirm support was added for SMBv2 and SMBv3 shares, installed it yesterday and it has been running great against a Synology backed library. I am very pleased that this has been finally added, getting SMBv1 out of environments is great for security!

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3521?language=en_US