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SonosNet vs WiFi (sub & satellites no longer on wifi)

  • December 14, 2021
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I have an Ethernet wired amp, two Sonos One SLs and a Sonos Sub. The One’s and Sub are connected to my network via WiFi.

When I set everything up, I watched the ones and subs go online on my wifi network but now my router hasn’t seen those One’s or Subs in months… but everything is working great.

I would love an explanation of how the subs & ones work. Do they just proxy their requests via Sonosnet through my wired amp? It’s perplexing to me that they are no longer on my network at all but still functioning well.

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ratty
  • ratty
  • December 14, 2021

Your Ones and Sub are presumably bonded to the Amp in a home theatre setup. They’ll therefore communicate with it directly via its private wireless. They’re still on your network, just bridged through the Amp. If you check your router you’ll find it’s still handing them IP addresses.

Assuming you have no Move or Roam I’d suggest you remove your WiFi credentials from the Sonos system if they’re stored there. They’re not required as your system is ‘wired’, i.e. in SonosNet mode.

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  • arlogilbert
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  • December 14, 2021

My router has not seen the WiFi connected devices in almost two months. When I attempt to disable WiFi, the devices tell me that I have to have an Ethernet connection to disable WiFi.

ratty
  • ratty
  • December 14, 2021

My router has not seen the WiFi connected devices in almost two months.

Because they’re not using your WiFi.

 

When I attempt to disable WiFi, the devices tell me that I have to have an Ethernet connection to disable WiFi.

Don’t “disable WiFi” on anything. It does no such thing: it disables SonosNet. Yes, I know it’s confusing terminology... 

You clearly can’t disable the wireless on the satellites, else they’d be marooned. And if you were to disable the wireless on the wired Amp it would no longer be able to communicate with the satellites. 

 

I was referring to removing the stored WiFi credentials in Settings/System/Network/Manage Networks.

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jgatie
  • jgatie
  • December 14, 2021

My router has not seen the WiFi connected devices in almost two months. When I attempt to disable WiFi, the devices tell me that I have to have an Ethernet connection to disable WiFi.

 

@ratty didn’t say to disable WiFi, he said to remove your WiFi credentials from the System > Network > Manage Networks menu. 

Airgetlam
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  • arlogilbert
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  • December 14, 2021

My router has not seen the WiFi connected devices in almost two months. When I attempt to disable WiFi, the devices tell me that I have to have an Ethernet connection to disable WiFi.

 

@ratty didn’t say to disable WiFi, he said to remove your WiFi credentials from the System > Network > Manage Networks menu. 

 

Thanks for translating. It was confusing when he wrote it, but now that you’ve quoted his post it is so much clearer.

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  • arlogilbert
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  • December 14, 2021

My router has not seen the WiFi connected devices in almost two months.

Because they’re not using your WiFi.

 

When I attempt to disable WiFi, the devices tell me that I have to have an Ethernet connection to disable WiFi.

Don’t “disable WiFi” on anything. It does no such thing: it disables SonosNet. Yes, I know it’s confusing terminology... 

You clearly can’t disable the wireless on the satellites, else they’d be marooned. And if you were to disable the wireless on the wired Amp it would no longer be able to communicate with the satellites. 

 

I was referring to removing the stored WiFi credentials in Settings/System/Network/Manage Networks.

 

Thanks.

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