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Contributor I
April 30, 2023

How to make sonos one work with Starlink

  • April 30, 2023
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How I can connect sonos one gen2 to a starlink wifi network without the adaptor??

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controlav
Lead Maestro
April 30, 2023

Earlier threads indicate this is not possible. Search for “starlink”.

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Lyricist III
June 29, 2023

Disappointing...I'm selling the system. 

106rallye
June 29, 2023

Why not use the adaptor (that, if memory serves me well, provides extra ports for the router)? 

Lyricist III
June 29, 2023

I did that..I also talked to Support and they advised it isn't compatible. 

Airgetlam
June 30, 2023

I don’t know about that. My friend’s Sonos system is working off of his StarLink router, there’s no additional router involved. All his Sonos devices are connected to the Wi-Fi signal, it’s not a ‘wired’ system. But there’s no adaptor involved, either. 

Bruce
June 30, 2023

Given Bruce's comments, there is probably some setting on the router that is preventing communication between app and speaker.

If you can't make that work then there have been several users on here who have used the Starlink purely as a modem and linked it to another router to provide the WiFi Lan.

Lyricist III
July 9, 2023

I spoken to support and tried to connect via the ethernet cable. Support says they are not compatible. Your "friend" likely uses a separate router. 

Airgetlam
July 9, 2023

I’m at my ‘friends’ house right now. All of his various Sonos hang directly off of his StarLink router, and I’ve confirmed that there is zero opportunity to wire directly to the StarLink router, as there is no Ethernet port. When I added (many moons ago) a Sonos One to his existing system, as well as a Sonos Roam a few weeks ago, I had zero issues. 

He has asked me to look in to setting up reserved IP addresses, however I’m not certain that is possible on StarLink’s interface….or my Google searches so far have been failures.

For what it’s worth, CenturyLink, who I am trying to get set up at my house, has been an utter fail so far. Quite possibly the worst internet provider ever, but I do digress. 

Bruce
Lyricist III
July 10, 2023

Interesting he was able to connect but so many other were unable - including support. One person bought  dual band router and seemed to have success. 

Lyricist I
December 16, 2023

Have the same issue as everyone else - switched from a crappy satellite internet provider (HughesNet) to Starlink because of cost/service and now my Sonos doesn’t connect to Starlink.  I am still running Sonos on my old wifi address with no internet, but I have to toggle back and forth on my device if I want to get internet and have to pause music.  I purchased the Starlink Ethernet adapter and have two questions:

  • can I hook my Sonos Boost directly into the Starlink router with the ethernet adapter and will that solve the problem?
  • if I can’t do that, if I hook my old modem into the Starlink router will it operate as the same wifi name as my Starlink for internet or will I still be toggling back and forth?

Thanks.

 

Nick