Skip to main content
Williams_Nest
Enthusiast I
June 14, 2019

SMB2 (or SMB3) support must be supported NOW!

  • June 14, 2019
  • 281 replies
  • 30263 views
We are writing summer 2019 and still Sonos only supports SMB version 1 for the Music Library share.

This is not acceptable.

A file share running SMB1 is extremely vulnerable to all the variants of cryptolocker virus that exists today. File share servers (NAS, Windows, Apple OS) can only support one version of SMB - so you cannot from the same box have one file share (for Sonos) using SMB1 and the other file shares using SMB2 or SMB3. This way Sonos puts each and every file share at serious risc - just because they don’t update their file share protocol to comply with this century.

And for the record - the “solution” through PLEX is not a solution. Unstable at best.
    This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

    281 replies

    Show previous replies
    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    August 6, 2020

    Having the newer options available would be noce, many of us had hoped to see them with the S2 release and were disapointed they didn’t make the cut.

     

    The setup isn’t too bad, really just a few edits to existing files. Another option is to just use the Pi as your Sonos Music Library which is what I do here. A Pi Zero-W (you need the W, not just the Zero) will do the job and is often available for $5.00 just add a USB power supply and a micro SD card and you are good.

    https://stan-miller.livejournal.com/650.html

    Pi is cheaper elsewhere but Amazon is easy to link to. You’d want this kit and a SD card that is shown below the Pi section.

    https://smile.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Wireless-Official-Supply/dp/B071L2ZQZX/ref=sr_1_7

     

    bill_paris
    Contributor I
    August 6, 2020

    think i’ll just buy a $50 NAS drive on eBay and leave it as that

    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    August 7, 2020

    That may or may not work, many NAS devices today refuse to support SMB v1 due to the security issues, others will if you can find the proper settings.

    Even if a device supports v1 now that may be removed if it is updated.

      Thorium Prime
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 4, 2020

      A bigger concern for me would be if Sonos want to stop supporting local file servers completely. Sonos is under a lot of pressure from the cloud crowd to focus only on Amazon music, Spotify, Google Play, Soundcloud, etc, etc… 

      There is a lot of money and politics involved. No big business want you to play your files from home. Not a single company thinks this is good for their bottom line. Myself I have been running local file servers with my Sonos farm since 2006, and this is the one reason I have stuck with Sonos. If Sonos ditched local file support I might just as well use my Echo Dots and get some cheap amps for those in listening locations.

      But I realize I might be a dying minority that don't pay a monthly fee to listen to the music I have already bought. 

       

      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      October 4, 2020

      That’s interesting. Given that they don’t make any money from any streaming service’s monthly subscription, I’m not sure I would understand any real pressure, other than that of supporting what people are doing generally. But I too would be distressed if they were to remove that capability. 

      Bruce
      Thorium Prime
      Trending Lyricist I
      October 4, 2020

      That’s interesting. Given that they don’t make any money from any streaming service’s monthly subscription, I’m not sure I would understand any real pressure, other than that of supporting what people are doing generally. But I too would be distressed if they were to remove that capability. 

      Plenty of effort and probably considerable political maneuvering has been spent on supporting Alexa integration (and lately Google support.)

      When you are talking to your Sonos One you are unable to request your local music, but have to request Amazon music. Coincidence? What do you think Amazon would like you to play, in return for all the generous support they spent on helping with the Sonos/Alexa integration? There are Alexa skills for turning random stuff on and off around your house, for crying out loud. Do you think the built-in Alexa capability *really* couldn't tell your Sonos to play Rammstein from your local library if they wanted that to happen?

      So as a user group we find support for our local music libraries being in the background. We are on a deprecated file system. We have no support for voice integration. And all the big guys are trying to push Sonos over to their echo systems. Our days might be numbered. 

      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      October 4, 2020

      Tick me off too, a fair amount of what I like to listen to isn’t available from streaming sources.

        Bumper
        Bumper
        October 4, 2020

        That’s interesting. Given that they don’t make any money from any streaming service’s monthly subscription, I’m not sure I would understand any real pressure, other than that of supporting what people are doing generally. But I too would be distressed if they were to remove that capability. 

        That’s true historically right, but do we know the current state? Maybe they’ve sold out with S2 and we dont know it lol. Also Have they monetized their data collection? - I know they don’t sell my personal data, but what about aggregate? Don’t forget about Sonos radio, they’ve monetized that!.

        This doesn’t lead me to thinking they will drop local music support. But they’ve been neglecting this for a long time, besides the smb issue, real lack of new features added to local playback, so maybe @Thorium Prime is on to something I don’t know.

        Just pure baseless speculation on my part.

        Thorium Prime
        Trending Lyricist I
        October 4, 2020

        That’s true historically right, but do we know the current state? Maybe they’ve sold out with S2 and we dont know it lol. Also Have they monetized their data collection? - I know they don’t sell my personal data, but what about aggregate? Don’t forget about Sonos radio, they’ve monetized that!.

         

        I don't think you need to worry about data collection from Sonos for streaming services. There is nothing left to collect. Amazon, Google or Spotify is already collecting everything with surgical precision every time you play a track, since these services handle everything for Sonos.

        I don't think you need to worry about data collection for playing your local library either. If data collection was their intent they would have been a lot more eager to support local services….   

          Bumper
          Bumper
          October 4, 2020

          That’s true historically right, but do we know the current state? Maybe they’ve sold out with S2 and we dont know it lol. Also Have they monetized their data collection? - I know they don’t sell my personal data, but what about aggregate? Don’t forget about Sonos radio, they’ve monetized that!.

           

          I don't think you need to worry about data collection from Sonos for streaming services. There is nothing left to collect. Amazon, Google or Spotify is already collecting everything with surgical precision every time you play a track, since these services handle everything for Sonos.

          I don't think you need to worry about data collection for playing your local library either. If data collection was their intent they would have been a lot more eager to support local services….   

          I’m not worried about data collection, could care less!

          Show more replies
          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement