I tried doing this - but there are two complications. Firstly, how do you get your phone/server to talk to the IoT network? Some devices - like the Lifx - exp

I tried doing this - but there are two complications. Firstly, how do you get your phone/server to talk to the IoT network? Some devices - like the Lifx - expect you to be in the same IP range in order to work properly. Secondly, some IoT devices are wired into the network - specifically smart plugs which use powerline networking, and some HVAC stuff like Tado. It's not an insurmountable problem, but requires careful configuration and accepting some loss of functionality.