Wi-Fi is battle tested but the network stacks on a lot of these devices are not. Not a lot of these devices seem to understand the complexities of IP addressin

Wi-Fi is battle tested but the network stacks on a lot of these devices are not. Not a lot of these devices seem to understand the complexities of IP addressing (ARP, IP, etc.) very well so I’ve noticed they can lose connection easily. I’m sure you can limit yourself to products that have good network stacks but it’s hard to tell until you’ve wasted money. My Zigbee/Z-Wave devices have fared a lot better because the protocol is simpler and there is less for developers to screw up.