Therefore, devices are naturally conservative. They are programmed with a "sticky" mindset. They would rather cling to a weak, dying signal that they know works than risk the uncertainty of switching to a new, stronger signal. This phenomenon is known as the "sticky client" problem. It is why you can walk to the other side of your house, watch your signal bars drop to one, and suffer through a crawling connection while your device obstinately refuses to switch to the router sitting five feet away.
At the heart of this negotiation lies a deceptively named setting found deep in the driver properties of almost every modern wireless adapter: what does roaming aggressiveness do
To the user, this doesn't feel like a "better connection." It feels like a broken one. The device spends so much computational power and time negotiating the handshake that it barely has time to send your actual data. The device has optimized the potential for speed at the expense of the continuity of the session. Therefore, devices are naturally conservative
But in the chaotic reality of home routers and mixed environments, there is no traffic controller. The client is driving blind. Roaming aggressiveness is the driver deciding whether to keep their foot on the gas or slam on the brakes. This phenomenon is known as the "sticky client" problem