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Connect to a WiFi network

Feb 16, 2015 12:41PM PST

Is There a Limit to How Many Devices Can Connect to a WiFi network?

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Yes. It's set by the Access Point.
Feb 17, 2015 12:20AM PST

Now I must ask you remember that way back the Access Point was not inside the router. Today it is.

Each connection takes some amount of memory from what we call the stack. A router's price is a balance of features and price so your consumer models will likely be a lot less than your Cisco or other commercial models.

To top it all off, no one can write an exact number of connections because the number of TCP/IP connections per client matters. Each eats up the Access Point's memory.
Bob

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Feb 22, 2015 2:23PM PST

Apparently you can connect 255 devices at max to your wireless network. But, this doesnot mean you should do just because you can.

Each device you connect with your wireless network will drae some amount of bandwidth which will eventually leads to slow connections for other devices connected with that same network.