And Why You Probably Should Too
I didn’t create an IoT only Wi-Fi network because it was trendy. I did it because it’s best practice for a reason and my home network was proving that the hard way. Random disconnects, smart devices refusing to reconnect, and small configuration changes turning into full outages made it obvious that everything sharing one network was a bad idea.
This post explains why separating smart devices onto an IoT only Wi-Fi network is one of the most practical and stability-focused decisions I’ve made, and why I won’t be merging them back.