Change Wifi name, break everything?!

I recently realized that I needed to split out my home wifi network into two networks, a 2.4GHz network and a 5GHz network.

The reason for that is that previously I only had one network that was 5GHz, but I came to realize that a bunch of smart home devices require 2.4GHz.

This was news to me and apparently, when we got the internet on in our home, either the technician asked me if we want two networks and I said no, or perhaps, he didn’t ask and just set us up with 5.

Either way, I came to learn that some smart home devices require a 2.4GHz wifi network in order to connect.

I reached out to my ISP and the process was really easy. I thought “job done” but that was just the start of my excitement.

What devices broke?

Strangely, some devices went ...