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Wi-Fi, Hubs & Automations

The network layer, where most smart home faults actually live. Devices that vanish after a router reboot, automations that fire twice or not at all, hubs that lose half their mesh overnight. These guides work upward from the radio — band steering, channel overlap, mDNS and multicast — because a device that looks broken is usually a device that cannot be reached.

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SQLite Write Amplification: Why Smart Home Gateways Wear Out SD Cards

Scenes and Routines Working Only Some of the Time

Automations Firing on Their Own in SmartThings or HA

Smart Device Won’t Join Wi-Fi? Band Steering Is Usually Why

Smart Devices Dropping Off Wi-Fi All Over the House

Smart TV Buffering or Stuttering? Fix the Network Path

SmartThings or Home Assistant Hub Unresponsive

Smart Home Automations Running Slow? Find the Bottleneck

Smart Home Works at Home but Not Away? Fix Remote Access

Zigbee, Z-Wave and Wi-Fi Fighting Over the Same Airwaves

Thread Border Router Keeps Disconnecting in Matter Setups

Zigbee Devices Dropping Off as Your Mesh Grows