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charlie:
How many devices do you have that connect to your internet/wifi?
The recent thread made me look up the orbi and it said "up to 20 devices" and I thought, that's not enough for this (upper?) middle-class family of four. We upgraded our cable internet with Comcast/Xfinity recently and I thought I saw something about after more than 8 devices it reduces speeds, so I went on the router page and looked up what was connected. I've got this list:
2 Laptops
2 Chromebooks
Printer
4 iPhones
iPad
Kindle
AppleTV
Fire Stick
Roku
Harmony Hub
2 Echos
2 Echo Dots
2 Smart Plugs
Wii
XBox
Squeezebox (smart radio)
That's 24 total.
And that's with only 1 TV in the whole house (we used to have a second which would add a SmartTV and AppleTV to the list), only 2 smart plugs (we have a couple more we're not using) and a desktop PC with a wired connection.
Is that excessive?
Mike:
--- Quote from: charlie on February 08, 2020, 05:24:24 PM ---How many devices do you have that connect to your internet/wifi?
The recent thread made me look up the orbi and it said "up to 20 devices" and I thought, that's not enough for this (upper?) middle-class family of four.
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Where did you see that limitation? https://kb.netgear.com/31097/How-many-devices-can-my-Orbi-system-support puts it at 250 devices but recommends limiting to 50 devices if doing HD streaming and gaming.
--- Quote --- We upgraded our cable internet with Comcast/Xfinity recently and I thought I saw something about after more than 8 devices it reduces speeds, so I went on the router page and looked up what was connected. I've got this list:
2 Laptops
2 Chromebooks
Printer
4 iPhones
iPad
Kindle
AppleTV
Fire Stick
Roku
Harmony Hub
2 Echos
2 Echo Dots
2 Smart Plugs
Wii
XBox
Squeezebox (smart radio)
That's 24 total.
And that's with only 1 TV in the whole house (we used to have a second which would add a SmartTV and AppleTV to the list), only 2 smart plugs (we have a couple more we're not using) and a desktop PC with a wired connection.
Is that excessive?
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I've got 15 devices connected right now. There are probably a few more that are just office. Though, we intentionally do not have any of the echos or similar products.
charlie:
--- Quote from: Mike on February 08, 2020, 08:25:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: charlie on February 08, 2020, 05:24:24 PM ---The recent thread made me look up the orbi and it said "up to 20 devices"
--- End quote ---
Where did you see that limitation? https://kb.netgear.com/31097/How-many-devices-can-my-Orbi-system-support puts it at 250 devices but recommends limiting to 50 devices if doing HD streaming and gaming.
--- End quote ---
NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with 2.2Gbps speed (RBK23) (https://smile.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Orbi-Whole-Home-System/dp/B07CQDHPFT)
"No more dead zones: whole home Mesh Wi-Fi coverage of up to 6, 000 sq. Ft. And 20 devices. Mesh technology helps you stay connected as you roam around your home using a single network name."
ober:
This is just off the top of my head:
2 Roku Tvs
1 Roku (external unit)
2 PCs
4 iPhones
Switch
PS4
Xbox 360
Wii U
4 iPads
1 Laptop
Security Cameras
Ring Camera
Printer
Nest Thermostat
6 smart plugs but only 2 in use at the moment
23? I think that's sort of common?
For some reason I either don't have the right address or can't remember the right IP for the router or I would double check that.
Mike:
192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.1 will get you the vast majority. If that doesn't work open a shell and run ipconfig and the router is going to be the default gateway
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