I notice when I go to the ESPHome to configure my ESP32 it initially says it is offline then changes to online. Is this normal? I remember reading somewhere tht this happens and to fix it is to assign it a staic IP. Is this the fix?
What period of time are you talking? There is usually a short delay.
The delay is about 2 seconds from the time the page opens until it turns green. Is that just for the administration of the device and not for the actual communication? I am good if it is still doing its thing, not so much if it is really going offline until I try to connect to it.
It’s normal. It’s using MDNS to find them and it’s not super quick 
Thanks for the update.