![]() ![]() Even though the controlling device and smart device are both on the LAN, the command often goes through a cloud. Same goes for a lot of smart home controls. After that though, I still don’t think the connection is purely within the LAN. The plex servers are clearly needed to make the connection between your plex server and Sonos, but perhaps not after that. I just haven’t bothered to put too much effort into troubleshooting, as I can use the music library feature instead.Īs far as where the bits actually go, I don’t fully know. My plex server is on my Shield, and it seems to work just fine after a reboot, for awhile anyway. I’ve run into local network causing issues (router setup) that causes issues with accessing outside of the network.Sonos included. I have Plex, but use if for movies more than music. I just happen to get routed to VA (every time).Īt least this is how it’s been explained to me… And I would even assume there are multiple servers used. I’ve been told that Sonos runs off AWS (as does Netflix). I used to live in Ashburn and I know there are several huge data centers there. Only if your home router is incorrectly setup for Plex will the streams run through their servers (the way I understand it, anyway). Yes, Ples also has their own servers that are necessary for the whole system to operate but the streams are direct from your local server to the Plex client. It clearly says Sonos and when I look up the IP it’s Ashburn, VA. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Plex, but on the administrators dashboard it tells you the IP address streams are going to and the platform that’s it’s using i.e., iOS, Android, Tizen, Sonos, etc. Now that it’s working I really don’t care. I was thinking that routing my local music around the interwebs could be part of the problem. And running off my LAN isn’t as important now that I’ve got the symptoms resolved. As well, I wouldn’t see why this would go through Sonos cloud, as it’s Plex that needs to do the routing, just as it does when you play Plex in your what you’re saying makes perfect sense. I’m all for it, just don’t see it happening anytime soon.Īre you sure that the VA servers are Sonos and not Plex? I have no idea where Sonos servers are located, but I would guess they are the West coast, since that’s where Sonos is headquartered. There are reports from 2018 where you can see complaints about the same problem. This had happened before This is not the first time that Sonos users have experienced a similar situation. Even then, the client side of plex for Sonos would have to be run locally, rather than cloud. To further confirm that the problem is Sonos’ fault, users report that they have no problem using Plexamp (a Plex music player). There would need to be a special exception and configuration for Sonos to know the location of your plex server on the LAN. Although your files are local, Sonos does not have a way to access streaming services locally, it’s all coming from cloud sources. I don’t think there’s going to be anyway around your audio routing through the cloud. Once the other problem got resolved with the channels, however, it’s all running much more smoothly. Keeping it on the LAN isn’t necessary it just seems silly for it to travel to VA and back. The reason I have to use plex is Sonos’ library size limitation so that’s not an option. Is it really streaming my music from my home, to Virginia and back to my home? This problem is most certainly a Sonos problem.Īdditionally, when I am playing music from my Plex server on my own network, the plex dashboard shows a remote connection to the Sonos servers in Ashburn, VA whether using plex to cast to Sonos OR from the Sonos app. This happens whether I’m trying to play from the Sonos app OR if I try casting from Plex to Sonos within my home network. I use Plex in my car all the time with no issues. I can play all of them directly from my computer, any of the plex apps on my network or remotely. Sometimes half way through a track it’ll skip to the next one without finishing the one I was just listening to. When this behavior happens it will skip multiple tracks. I can view, browse, and begin playback of my music but then Sonos often skips tracks all together saying they cannot be accessed. I don’t subscribe to streaming music services because I have spent a lifetime accumulating my own collection/library. I bought Sonos specifically because it CLAIMS to work with Plex. ![]() I’ve recently invested in a Sonos system and am about to send it all back.
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