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Contributor I
September 19, 2026
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unable to map \\umbrel2.local\music to my Sonos

  • September 19, 2026
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I have tried various paths, forward \ and backward slashes /

Nothing works. 

I have confirmed that the Umbrel2.local uses SMB version 4.22.8. 
I use the share username and the long password. 
Have anyone had success with mapping to an umbrel os?

Best answer by Stanley_4

If it fails  on Android and the Windows controller it might be time to call support, they can see the internal logs we users can't. 

11 replies

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
September 19, 2026

The software version isn't very important, the SMB version is, that will be 1, 2 or 3.

If you are on the S1 Sonos software you need the SMB 1, S2 will work with 2 or 3.

 

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-your-music-library-to-sonos

 

kdowling
September 19, 2026

Try it without the “.local”.  \\umbrel2\music or //umbrel2/music depending on which controller you’re using. If that doesn’t work, see if using the ip address works. //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/music

User117655
Prodigy II
September 19, 2026

Try it without the “.local”.  \\umbrel2\music or //umbrel2/music depending on which controller you’re using. If that doesn’t work, see if using the ip address works. //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/music

Definitely try using the IP, Sonos has had some inconsistencies with share names for a while now....

Gixxer72Author
Contributor I
September 20, 2026

Thanks for your quick replies. Much appreciated. 
I have mapped the Umbrel2.local to a windows pc and it works. I have also tried multiple variations of ip vs umbrel2.local vs umbrel2. 

I have 2 play:1 speakers, where one is from 2013 and the other is from 2018.
Could that be the issue it is too old to have SMB3? 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
September 20, 2026

Which Sonos software are you running S1 or S2, that matters (see my earlier post) not directly the speakers.

Some Sonos speakers only run S1, some only S2 and some both but it is the software that matters here.

Airgetlam
September 20, 2026

The version of SMB on a speaker is, as ​@Stanley_4 suggests, not so much a function of the age of a speaker, but what operating system it is running. The Linux kernel of S1 can only handle SMB v1, but the Linux kernel of S2 can handle SMB v2x and above, but not SMBv1.

 

Bruce
Gixxer72Author
Contributor I
September 20, 2026

The Sonos app I use is S2 on an Android Phone. 

controlav
Lead Maestro
September 20, 2026

The Sonos app I use is S2 on an Android Phone. 

This likely explains it: use the Windows app to set up the share.

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Gixxer72Author
Contributor I
September 20, 2026

I dont understand why that would explain it. Is it due to its on an Android?

I have tried to install the app on Windows and do the mapping, but the results are the same. I will try this again with all thinkable combinations suggested as to ip address, umbrel2, umbrel2.local. There might have been some of them I did not try on the Windows app. 

Stanley_4
Stanley_4Answer
Grand Maestro
September 20, 2026

If it fails  on Android and the Windows controller it might be time to call support, they can see the internal logs we users can't.