Well, I bought into this SONOS system and it used to work awesome. Now, it’s crap. Now I have all of these components and they're all as good as paperweights now. I cannot get this BS system to work anymore for anything. I have submitted diagnostics, well when the system will allow me to anyways, most the times I cannot even submit diagnostics because I can't connect to it or it just simply won’t let me. I'm so frustrated with this system. I have speakers in every room of my house and I sure wish I could control them. My speakers drop off, one room will play one thing while the rest of the house is on something else or just gone. I've spent time with the techs on the phone. I've had to go to every single piece of equipment and unplug it and plug it back in. I just want to listen to music in my house but I guess I put all my money into the wrong system. Anyone have a better system they are using now cause I'm ready to throw thousands of dollars away to get music in my house. Sucks so bad. So frustrated. I hate SONOS now.
I hate SONOS now!!!!
+19The code for Sonosnet is WM:0 (see Check if Sonos is in a wireless or wired setup | Sonos). S2 is the operating system you are on. When one (older - the newer devices do not do Sonosnet) device is connected by cable all (older) devices go over to Sonosnet. So if you want to go over to full wifi no device should be cable connected.
Maybe this will help too: Recommended settings for using Sonos on wireless networks | Sonos
I have a Port connected via Ethernet. It’s OK to do that as long as you turn Disable WiFi on the Sonos device connected via Ethernet. That option, in my case, is in Settings-Port (Room name)-Port (under Product)-Disable WiFi. This keeps the Sonos device from broadcasting SonosNet.
Of course if you believe the label that says "disable wifi" you will find you have issues with things that require the internal radio be active.
Not an issue on the Port but if you want surrounds or a Sub in that Room you'll need the radio active.
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Got a question…. I have a Sonos Arc. At this time it is connected to the network wirelessly. If I wired the Arc it would then broadcast the 2.4 SonosNet. So your saying if I checked Disable WiFi on the Arc that I would loose both the 2.4 SonosNet & the proprietary 5 for bonded speakers?
It’s been covered extensively, the ‘Disable WiFi’ is mislabeled. It in fact disables all radio emissions from the device, not only what we call SonosNet, but also any 5Ghz transmissions to the surrounds. They should continue to work, if they’re also wired to your router. But if they aren’t wired, they should stop working.
I’d think this is fairly easy to test.
I tried the wired Arc, with the wifi/radio disabled and Ethernet to a Sub and surrounds a long time back and my network didn't do a great job of getting good the music to them. Ethernet to any of my Sonos is long gone and my home wifi and the 5 gHz Sonosnet are doing a perfect job.
The 2.4 gHz Sonosnet is not available on newer Sonos making things easier.
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