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I have a network with 3 devices. Sonos 5, Play3 and Move 2.

My summer house is just out of range of wifi so I bought the Move 2 to try to act as a repeater for my wifi after being told it can setup a Sonosnet that is dedicated to Sonos network.

I have hard wired my Sonos 5 which is very close to the router.

But my Move 2 does seem to be connected to the SonosNet.

I can check my status using:

http://192.168.0.27:1400/support/review

 

My Sonos 5 shows its in Sonosnet mode:

WifiMode 0
WifiModeString SONOSNET_MODE
IdleState 0x00000000
BusyClients AUDIO_OUT, LOCAL_SONOSNET, NO_PRIMARY

 

But my Move 2 shows:

Wireless Info
WifiMode 1
WifiModeString STATION_MODE
IdleState 0x00000000
BusyClients AUDIO_OUT, NO_SONOSNET_PEERS, NO_PRIMARY

 

Its not unlikely the router is the stronger connection between this and my Sonos 5 as they are pretty much in the same place.

Is there a way I can force my Move 2 onto the SonosNet so it can bridge between my Sonos 5 and the out of reach Play 3.

 

 

Hello ​@PaulMcCaffery, welcome to the Sonos Community!

The Sonos Move 2 does not support SonosNet, same as some of our newer products and all the portable Sonos speakers and it is not possible to force the connection.

Have a look at the list below for the Sonos products that are not able to connect via SonosNet:

Wireless only - no SonosNet support

  • Sonos Arc Ultra
  • Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300
  • Sonos Move and Sonos Move 2
  • Sonos Roam, Sonos Roam SL and Sonos Roam 2
  • Sonos Sub 4

I hope this helps.

I’d consider a wifi repeater, maybe a weatherproof one and locate it outside the house.  I had similar issues and went the whole hog of buying a Mesh system and running a Cat6 cable from the house to the summerhouse(assuming that has electric supply).

 

Do NOT use powerplugs, they can work (Although Sonos don’t officially support them) but they are fraught with issues.

 

Sonosnet is clearly on the way out so this would be a better long term solution.

A used BOOST could be a quickie, inexpensive way to extend SonosNet.

A used BOOST could be a quickie, inexpensive way to extend SonosNet.

Or used Play:1

A used BOOST could be a quickie, inexpensive way to extend SonosNet.

not sure a boost can be installed on a different system anymore….

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