# How many network devices in your house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927 "2020-09-30T22:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/1 "2020-09-30T22:20:19Z")
For reasons, I’m using NMAP and WakeMeOnLan and PRTG and AngryIP, and I’ve had occassion to do so at home. And – I’ve got 23 devices showing on the home network. There are phones, and TV’s, and iPads and Desktops and WiFi routers and God-only-knows-whatsits. Now, it’s a family of 5, but still, that’s nothing like it looked like 20 years ago 🙂 What’ve you got? ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/2 "2020-09-30T22:26:53Z")
My iMac Apple TV Epson wireless printer Router/modem ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/3 "2020-09-30T23:59:51Z")
Let’s see: 5 Macs 2 Raspberry Pis 1 printer 3 TVs 2 Iphones 2 iPads So, 15 devices ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/4 "2020-10-01T01:55:10Z")
2 laptops 2 smart tvs 3 tivos 1 firestick 1 Chromecast 1 a/v receiver 1 blu-ray dvd 2 Raspberry Pis (1 pihole, 1 octoprint) 2 phones 3 tablets 1 Nest t-stat 2 Nest Smoke/CO detectors 1 webcam (that has ONE job, it’s so I can make sure I closed my garage door after I leave the house) 1 Leviton (POS) smart light switch Plus a third raspberry pi that I got today, but it’s only here temporarily while I set it up, an Nvidia Shield that I’ll have tomorrow and a computer that, while I’ve scrapped it for parts, could be back up and working if I really needed it to be. So let’s call it 25, but it fluctuates depending on what I have going on, if my daughter is here etc. My router only shows 12 devices connected at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/5 "2020-10-01T02:00:36Z")
4 Verizon Fios TV boxes 4 tablets (including an Amazon Kindle Fire which is an Android tablet disguised as a book salesman) 4 smartphones 4 Echo Dots (Alexa)3 laptops 3 desktop computers 1 Nest security camera 1 D-Link security camera 1 printer 1 Huawei smartwatch (yes, Huawei, and it’s great) 1 smart TV 1 Philips Hue hub (for smart light bulbs) 1 WEMO WiFi wall switch (for a ceiling fan) And a Fios router/wireless access point in a pear tree ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/6 "2020-10-01T02:54:04Z")
Pfft, I live a simple life. 7 devices. - 2 computers (1 mac, 1 PC) - iPad - iPhone - PS4 (which serves as my Roku) - Laser printer - Home thermostat ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/7 "2020-10-01T03:04:29Z")
1 iPhone 6 1 HP Laptop That is all. I don’t even have a router as I use an Xfinity wifi hotspot located somewhere in the building. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/8 "2020-10-01T03:12:33Z")
It’s just myself and my wife in the house. We have: - 2 personal laptops - My work laptop - A wireless network printer - A Fire stick - 2 iPhones - An Echo and an Echo Dot - A microcell for our cell phones Only 10, and I know that’s far less than what many of our friends have, who have gone full-in on smart home tech. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/9 "2020-10-01T03:45:44Z")
Oh dear: one ClearOS server/gateway router UniFi access point 1 printer/scanner 2 Smart TVs 1 Chromecast 2 Smart BluRay players 1 XBox 3 Phones 2 personal laptops 1 tablet 1 desktop computer 1 Digital Audio Workstation 1 Raspberry Pi (Zynthian synthesizer) 2 Grid connect wifi enabled led lights 2 work laptops 1 dashcam 3 other Raspberry Pi - currently unused 1 other computer - currently unused, but may replace the server ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/10 "2020-10-01T04:01:54Z")
2-4 computers, depending on what’s asleep at the moment–1 desktop, 3 functional laptops. 1 phone 1 tablet Router Printer All just for little old me. I prefer not having too many dedicated wifi enabled devices around, I don’t know who programmed them or what they’ve been told to do. I can be pretty sure of the computers though. Fairly. Somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/11 "2020-10-01T05:14:53Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > currently unused > currently unused Are you listing hardware you own, or stuff actually connected to your router? Sounds like the former? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/12 "2020-10-01T05:56:54Z")
24 devices, but there’s just me: Main desktop system NetQuake seismometer File server Ecobee thermostat PIxel 2 XL phone Cable modem Amazon Echo Dot x2 Amazon Tap Amazon TV Amazon Echo Show Kindle Webcam x2 Neato vacuum Lights x5 Raspberry Pi x2 (one for my cat’s litterbox) HP tablet Nintendo Switch However, I have several other devices that aren’t connected at the moment, like a couple of laptops, phones, etc. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/13 "2020-10-01T08:13:46Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Are you listing hardware you own, or stuff actually connected to your router? Sounds like the former? It’s all connected up at the moment, it just doesn’t have a defined role yet. I had some time off at home, and my wife was away, so I took the time to get the pile of parts hooked up and running for updates and reconfiguration. One of the Pi’s was running CUPS for a printer, until that was replaced with a network capable printer. I might turn that into a _retroPI_ arcade system. The Pi model B might become a Kodi box, and the 4Gb Pi 4 will become a Guitar Effects processor. The computer was my sons old system (he just upgraded) - I built it into a new case and am running a reliability test to see if it makes a good replacement for my current server. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/14 "2020-10-01T09:35:00Z")
2 computers 2 kindles 1 tablet 1 phone 1 firestick So… 7 devices. I was sort of surprised at how many I have. When did that happen? ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/15 "2020-10-01T09:41:17Z")
About 50, 4 people. 3x Smart TV 4x Laptop 1x Server with some virtual machines 3x desktop 1x NAS 1x printer 1x scanner 2x smart watches 3x iPads 4x iPhones 10x IoT devices - alarm, smart plugs, light switches 4x Alexa 2x Google home mini 1x XBOX 1x Roku 4x Wireless Access Points 2x Managed switches Misc laptops from work that I am servicing (2 at the moment) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/16 "2020-10-01T12:36:44Z")
1 desktop with a wifi device 4 laptops 1 tablet 1 iPad 2 phones (the boychik turns 14 soon, and will be getting his own phone) 1 Playstation 1 Smart TV 2 printers (we have one compact, portable printer, about 3 x 14 x 8; and one 3-in-1) We also own a few appliances that are controlled by phone apps, so they depend on the wifi, but they are not directly connected to it. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/17 "2020-10-01T12:53:12Z")
Ooof. 3 laptops 1 desktop 3 phones 1 ipad 3 smart TVs 2 Rokus 2 Apple TVs 1 Amazon Fire 1 security camera 1 garage door opener 5 Google home speakers 9 smart switches 1 Nest thermostat 1 printer 1 PS3 that hasn’t been played in 4 years There are some bluray players and unused old iphones that are technically network devices, but aren’t used/connected now. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/18 "2020-10-01T13:08:28Z")
Without trying to list them all, my security program tells me that I have 14 items connected during “prime time”. Couple computers, couple mobile devices, couple gaming consoles, couple TV related things and a miscellaneous thing or two. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/19 "2020-10-01T13:22:54Z")
Wow you lot are tooled up! We have 3 laptops One teeny tiny smart TV (32") One TV box (I won’t bore you with the details, I don’t use it) 1 smart watch 1 Hive thermostat 1Printer 3 phones And my one major indulgence, 4 sonos speakers ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927/20 "2020-10-01T13:45:20Z")
I’m not sure what connected to the router means, exactly. For example, our cars get software updates from our WiFi, does that count? Does DirecTV, which allows us to watch from any room from any DVR use our wifi system? I have no idea, but it seems like it must. but, here goes a desktop mac. one laptop mac a printer two iPads a fire stick a Hydrow rowing machine a Peloton bike ADT security system Alexa (2 stations) Sonos throughout the house coming soon: garage door openers [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927.md?page=2)