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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Mar 14, 2018 2:49 AM UTC

Feature request: Reboot All Devices Option

I have assigned new IP numbers to all of my Sonos devices so that they line up prettily in my DHCP server's list. I know that was totally unnecessary but I was bored. So now my system is glitching even after all the DHCP assigned addresses have renewed. I know what is needed, rebooting my tablets running the Controller and all my Sonos devices but that is a real pain due to some of the Sonos devices locations.

What I'd like to see is a "Reboot All Devices" option on the advanced settings menu so I don't have to crawl / climb around the house pulling power plugs.
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Airgetlam
Mar 14, 2018 2:53 AM UTC
If I recall correctly, there's a command that can be sent to each device to cause a soft reboot. Don't remember the particulars, but it was associated with the process of pulling that data from the speaker that was cut down somewhat recently. I suppose it's possible that that command was pulled as part of that crackdown as well.

Perhaps ratty or someone of that ilk will chime in.
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Bruce
Airgetlam
Mar 14, 2018 2:54 AM UTC
But to your point, it was per device, not a "all speakers" command.
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Stanley_4
Stanley_4Author
Grand Maestro
Mar 14, 2018 6:02 AM UTC
I could live with per-device option! Getting up on a ladder in one room, down on my knees in a couple others and behind a bunch of other gear for my two ZP-80s is hard on my old body.
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pwt
Virtuoso
Mar 14, 2018 7:23 AM UTC
Go to http://192.168.0.31:1400/reboot — but substitute the IP addresses for your devices.
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Keith N
Sonos Staff
Mar 14, 2018 5:14 PM UTC
Go to http://192.168.0.31:1400/reboot — but substitute the IP addresses for your devices.
While this is likely the best way to go about this, I am happy to forward this topic as a feature request. An easy to access button could certainly be helpful! Thanks for the feedback.
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Stanley_4
Stanley_4Author
Grand Maestro
Mar 14, 2018 7:37 PM UTC
Great, problem solved once I create a bunch of bookmarks to the reboot option page.

Is there a master list of all these internal pages somewhere?

I did find this topic here but it is quite old.
https://en.community.sonos.com/troubleshooting-228999/hidden-pages-at-1400-21361
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Lyricist III
Nov 11, 2018 7:32 PM UTC
It would be nice if the speakers were just better, but I guess that's too much to ask. Once they start glitching, music services "cannot be reached", disappear and reappear... it would be nice to just reset the entire system instead of having to hunt down IP addresses and reboot individual devices. I have Sonos in nearly every room and they mostly work great, but the WiFi hardware in them is just deeply deeply subpar. Sad, considering how expensive they are.
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Smilja
Nov 11, 2018 7:44 PM UTC
It would be nice if the speakers were just better, but I guess that's too much to ask. Once they start glitching, music services "cannot be reached", disappear and reappear... it would be nice to just reset the entire system instead of having to hunt down IP addresses and reboot individual devices. I have Sonos in nearly every room and they mostly work great, but the WiFi hardware in them is just deeply deeply subpar. Sad, considering how expensive they are.
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Stanley_4
Stanley_4Author
Grand Maestro
Nov 11, 2018 11:09 PM UTC
mpb42, Much of the Sonos aggravation can be ended with a bit of troubleshooting and fixing of the issues causing the glitches. Most Sonos users have stable systems and few if any problems. If you are having issues and aren't willing to work on solving them then yes Sonos can be frustrating.

The choice is yours.
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Lyricist III
Nov 12, 2018 12:16 AM UTC
mpb42, Much of the Sonos aggravation can be ended with a bit of troubleshooting and fixing of the issues causing the glitches. Most Sonos users have stable systems and few if any problems. If you are having issues and aren't willing to work on solving them then yes Sonos can be frustrating.

The choice is yours.


Thanks, but I've been through the troubleshooting with support, multiple times. It always comes down to WiFi interference that no other device in my network seems to have a problem with. The Playbar 20 feet line-of-sight from the router starts to drop out when playing music, but wireless 4k video to the TV above it has never once had a problem, that sort of thing. The most reliable fix is to reboot the devices, and the "interference" magically goes away for awhile.

Regardless, software bugs happen. Having a simple way to restart the entire system would be a nice feature.
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