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Phil.Coleman
Contributor I
May 14, 2017
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Support for SMB v2 or v3

  • May 14, 2017
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With all the recent reports and issues with the WannaCry ransomware I wanted to restrict use of SMB v1 on my home network. My NAS blocks this to the outside world but I wanted to secure things internally as well. I can configure the NAS to not support SMB v1 but this then prevents the Sonos controller app from seeing the share. When will Sonos support later versions of SMB? I had seen another thread on this somewhere and it sounded like it wasn't going anywhere. Is it possible to get an update on this please.
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      The problem is that as long as companies produce products that rely on old out of date software other companies have to continue to support them to remain relevant in the market, it's a vicious cycle.

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      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      February 16, 2019
      Ah, I see. You're just spamming the boards in order to make a point. I get it. I'm sure Sonos will look at each post as a separate request.
      Bruce
      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4
      Grand Maestro
      February 17, 2019
      Why would it prompt any action by Sonos?

      Most folks don't care.
      Most of the few folks that do care have dealt with the problem already.
      The grief in supporting SMB 2/3 would not result in enough more sales to make it worth doing.
      Adding SMB 2/3 would likely move the older Sonos speakers and players closer to obsolescence triggering another CR-100 mess.
      dgs2001
      Contributor I
      February 25, 2019
      Ah, I see. You're just spamming the boards in order to make a point. I get it. I'm sure Sonos will look at each post as a separate request.

      Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send an unsolicited message (spam), especially advertising, as well as sending messages repeatedly on the same site

      Airgetlam - just for your information.
      jgatie
      jgatie
      February 25, 2019

      Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send an unsolicited message (spam), especially advertising, as well as sending messages repeatedly on the same site

      Airgetlam - just for your information.

      And you are repeating the same post over and over on a site.
        dgs2001
        Contributor I
        February 25, 2019
        Why would it prompt any action by Sonos?

        Most folks don't care.
        Most of the few folks that do care have dealt with the problem already.
        The grief in supporting SMB 2/3 would not result in enough more sales to make it worth doing.
        Adding SMB 2/3 would likely move the older Sonos speakers and players closer to obsolescence triggering another CR-100 mess.

        I agree this would not create sales, but really people should care. This is part of a wider issue of Internet connected device security.

        And having a moan makes me feel better after spending two hours trying to "fix" access to my music library following a Freenas update that removed support for the outdated protocol SMB1

        Normally I would have moaned about this elsewhere (Freenas forums in this instance), but this is a SONOS issue. Mess or not they should be working out how to get rid of SMB1 to allow NAS users to use Sonos without a "workaround" which either lowers the security of my network or requires me to move my entire library onto an alternate storage location.

        The overall point is exactly what you have touched upon - The older Sonos speakers are moving towards obsolescence.

        How Sonos as a company and owners like myself deal with this is perhaps a discussion for a new thread?
          Stanley_4
          Stanley_4
          Grand Maestro
          February 25, 2019
          If you find yourself needing to care there are much better things to care about than Sonos and SMB v1.

          I'm glad you aren't worried about older Sonos gear being made obsolete to cater to a few folks quibbles. I on the other hand feel that my investment in older Sonos gear (new when I got it) is better served by Sonos not bricking it.

          Starting a new thread to tell Sonos how to spend their money seems like another great idea, that may upon reflection have some shortcomings.
          tomwarda
          Lyricist I
          March 7, 2019
          My vote on SMBv3 support: +1
            Stanley_4
            Stanley_4
            Grand Maestro
            March 8, 2019
            If Sonos enables SMB v2/3 support what kind of rebate program do you think they should offer for folks that have their Sonos gear obsoleted by the update?

            Close to 90% of the original Zone Players and Gen 1 Play 5s are still in service if I recall correctly, that is going to be a LOT of rebate checks or deeply discounted new devices. Gonna hurt the bottom line pretty bad.
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