How-To Geek
How Many Computers Does the Average Geek Network Have?
Ever wonder how your home network ranks on the geek scale? The good folks over at 7 Tutorials have put together an interesting post detailing the results of a survey on what the average geeky network really consists of.
There’s a lot of information about devices, security, operating system, and more. It definitely looks like most geeks have a pretty complicated network going. How does your network stack up?
The Complex & Surprising Anatomy of a Home Network [7 Tutorials]
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Programmer by day, geek by night, The Geek, also known as Lowell Heddings, spends all his free time bringing you fresh geekery on a daily basis. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 04/21/11
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are we including entertainment equipment like PS3 and XboX360′s???
Ah come on, why do you delete my honest comment?
4 physical – 10+ VM’s
It’s not the quantity, it’s how you use it.
I currently have three computers, but only one of them is in daily use.
Six:
4 Windows 7 Machines
1 Windows Home Server Machine
1 Mac OS 10.6
If NAS’s count then due to having an independent OS, then I guess 7
6 physical, 10 if you include virtual clients 1 snow leopard, 2 server 2008, 3 linux, 4 windows 7.
4 Windows 7 Machines
1 Mac OS 10.6
1 Linux Mint
1 Linux Ubuntu
1 Windows XP
1 Vista
1 Windows Home Server :-)
1 Power Edge Server
2 Laptops for the parents
1 Laptop for my own mobile needs
1 Custom GamingDevelopment Machine
1 DesktopPrint server
Total of 6 machines
2 mac osx leopard
2 windows 7
dont know if it counts 2 galaxys tabs 3 smartphones
4 PCs (XP, Vista, 7, 7)
1 Mac (10.4)
1 WHS
2 Linux (Ubuntu Studio, Xandros)
7 plus 5 mobile
3 servers
9 clients
-> 12 machines
2 Windows 7 Thinkpads
1 XP Lenovo netbook
1 Windows Home Server
I don’t see how someone would need more than 4 computers, or 3. /Really/?
I have, at present, two. One three boot (XP, Win Vista Ultimate, Win 7 Ultimate) and one old Athlon Thunderbird duel boot to Win98se and Win XP. Have had as many as four but I lost two them do to a power problem.
2 servers Win 2008 and 2003 w/SQL2005
1 Vista box for Netflix and Movies connected to the flat screen
1 Vista Box for the Wife
1 Win7 laptop
1 Ubuntu laptop
1 HP thin Client
3 Windows 7
1 Windows XP
1 Ubuntu
1 linux server, 3 linux desktop, 3 more to set up
2 XP ‘server’
2 XP laptops
1 Linux sever (also used as desktop, counted above)
1 Linux laptop
3 wifi routers, 3 wifi ‘bridges’
1 – main custom built computer (2 virtual)
2 – custom built htpc
2 – windows home servers
1 – laptop (give something for wife to use)
6 – Total
1 – window 7 ultimate desktop
3 – window xp pro desktops
2 – window 8 ultimate laptops
2 – servers running server 2003
3 Freenas Servers, 4TB, 4TB, and 2TB
4 re-purposed Symantec Security gateways 2 vyatta , 1 linux subsonic server. 1 linux BT server
1 Win7 machine for media server
2 Win7 desktops
2 Win7 laptops
4 P4 Super-micro servers TBD…..
Anyway thats whats running now, but there is more….
3 Windows 7 (2 of these are laptops)
3 Windows XP Pro (all desktops)
6 total (not including the 5 game consoles that are also on the network)
3 Windows 7 Laptops (my wife’s laptop, my laptop, office laptop used as a desktop)
1 Windows XP laptop (wife’s work laptop)
One 2 TB NAS
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
I use:
1 – Win 7/vista dual boot
1 – Win 7/Ubuntu dual boot (w/XP vm)
1 – Ubuntu Server (dual boot XP in case of emergency)
2 – NAS (Which I’m sure use Linux)
1 – iOS (Which is based on BSD – Related to Linux/Unix) – This is iPhone
My main OS is Win 7 & I’m quite happy with it. :-)
1 – Win 7/JoliOS dual boot (desktop)
1 – Win7 (laptop)
1 – iMac
1 – iPad 2
1 – iPod 4th Gen
1 – NAS server
1 – PogoPlug
1 – HTC Evo 4G
1 – Palm Pre (Sprint)
1 – JoliOS (desktop)
Forgot my:
1 – Wii
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1 – Windows Desktop – Win 7 Ultimate
2 – Notebooks – Win 7 Professional
1 – Netbook – still on Win 7 Starter (will be upgraded)
A GEEK WILL HAVE AS MANY PC AS HE NEEDS. In order to accomplish his need.
And go on to his next mission. Never too meany!!!!
1 – Windows 2003 Server
5 – XP machines (4 desktops, 1 laptop)
2 – Vista machines (1 desktop, 1 laptop)
2 – Windows 7 laptops
1 – Linux laptop (Ubuntu 10.10)
3 – iPad 2
1 – Wii
1 – Xbox 360
1 – PS2
1 – Xbox
1 – iPhone
2 – Blackberry Curves
Total 22 before the repair machines that will go on and off the network as needed.
If you talking just computers:
7, all WIndows 7 Ultimate
If you’re talking any device on the network, then add:
3 digital entertainers
2 TVs
2 Blu-Rays
1 printer
1 stereo
4 x 1TB disk drives
3 powered access points
2 routers
Home phone system
2 – windows 7
4 – xp pro
——————–
6 ( I loved building every one of them! :-) )
plus 3 laptops (wireless):
1 – vista
1 – win7 & win server 2003 (dual boot)
1 – xp pro
1 Atari
=)
Just one: an hp pavilion p6616f. Unless you count the laptop that I can’t find. :p
1 – Windows Home Server
2 – 7
2 – XP
1 – XP Laptop
1 – Ubuntu Laptop
1 – Windows 7 Ultimate w/XBMC, security cams, file server, other general purpose
1 – Laptop, for the woman who’s addicted to Farmville
1 – iPad 2, general web/im and lite gaming
3 – iPhones, my main, her main, and one with a broken screen that’s good enough to be used as an XBMC remote
1 – Samsung TV
3 – security cams
1 – Wii
2 – Nintendo DS’
I’ve cut down due to energy savings… used to have a dedicated gaming rig, but I’m getting old and, rather, uninterested in such anymore. Also used to have a dedicated FreeBSD file server, but I’m no longer finding the need for such dedication. No FTP, no HTTP, cutting down, being as simple as I can be. If I need to tinker with networking and multiple OS’s, VMware comes to call every time.
1 router
2 switches
1 Windows7 (laptop)
2 Vista
2 xp
wii
xbox
sony2
11 total
1 NetGear Wireless Router
1 Windows 7 Desktop Workstation
1 Windows 7 Laptop (wireless)
1 Laptop hard wired to router (OS subject to change for testing purposes)
1 Smart phone (Android Platform)
1 Nintendo Wii
1 Hp Laser Jet Printer
1 Lexmark scanner
***Also have whatever junk somebody gives me or brings over that needs repaired**
I have 3 computers and a vonage device on my network.
2 XP & 1 VISTA
I use one XP as my main computer – where I typed the first line of this comment. I copied and pasted it into VISTA to finish the second and third line.
This fourth line is being typed on my other XP computer.
I submitted the comment using a fourth laptop (off the network for security reasons) using windows 95 and a dial-up AOL connection through the Vonage Device.
I could never have done all that so successfully with just one XP on my network.
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1 Desktop Win 7 Pro x64 Sabertooth MB Intel i7-950 16 Gigs mem
3 Laptops
2 have Win 7 Pro x64
2 have SSD
With these, my information and communications seem to move along well, taking good advantage of the internet and installed references for medical use
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1 Desktop with a 24″ LCD Monitor that can boot OpenSUSE 11.4 32-bit, Sabayon-KDE 32-bit, FreeBSD and XP Pro (which I havent booted in months)
1 Laptop that can boot OpenSUSE 11.4 64-bit, Sabayon-KDE, Ubuntu (only because I need it for a project) and W7 HB (which came pre-installed)
1 Old Desktop running Peppermint Linux (a lightweight variant of Ubuntu-LXDE)
1 Multifunction HP Printer with WiFi
Atlanta Scientific Cable Modem – $28 Encore b/g/n Wireless/Ethernet Router (that’s never let me down)
1 Samsung GT-S8500 Wave phone
1 HP Laser Jet
3 desktop Windows 7
2 desktop Windows XP
3 laptop Windows 7
1 laptop Windows XP
2 tablet Android
1 PDA Windows 2003
1 2TB NAS Wireless
1 HP D7460 Wireless Printer
6 desktops XP (4 file servers)
2 Desktop Ubuntu (1 FTP server,1 file server)
1 Desktop Suse
2 laptop XP
2 laptop Window 7
4 Virtual machines on laptops (Linux)
3 Virtual machines on desktops (Linux)
lets see, there are 4 of us, each have a desktop and laptop. so that makes 8. 3 Windows 7 and 5 Windows XP. We also have a Windows Home server and 2 media PCs, and one that is a”lab” PC that I play with (new Linux etc.).
total 12, all except laptops are hardwired ethernet
I’m typing this on my Android smart phone
6 -XP total: 3-Desktop n 3-Laptops
4-are wifi network/ 2-are lan line
1-Mac wish list
1 P100 dualboot DOS 6.22 and Win 98se – for old dos-things
1 1GHz Duron double dualboot to Ubuntu 10.4 or Win XP or Win 2003 EE R2
1 1.8 GHz Core Duo with Win XP
1 2.25 GHz i3 with Win 7 Home Premium
All connected to a 1 NAS 4 TB (and an internet gateway of coarse) and with VM’s: DOS 7.1, OS/2 v.3, Win 2000, Win XP on all but P100.
Netgear wirelss (locked down even out in the country)
XP home media – hubby’s in the pole barn office
Vista home premium – laptop in the family room
Windows 7 home premium – workstation in my office
2 – Windows 7 Laptops
1 – Win XP Desktop
2 – iPhones
2 – TiVo Boxes
1 – Ubuntu desktop
3 – machines @ server 2008 – file servers
1 – machine @ server 2008 – DNS server and web server
2 – machines @ windows vista professional – workstations
3 – laptops @ windows 7 – photo graphics editing, programming and remote control, everyday use
1 – machine @ ex server running linux – linux testing machine (is going to be a web server one day)
2 – custom built machine @ dos (that right dos) – one is designed for 3d rendering, all solid state – no hard drives. the second one is for trouble shooting, electronic building, progrmming.
4 desktops: 1 win 7, 2 Vista, 1 XP
3 laptops: 1 win 7, 1 Vista, 1 XP
1 Xbox 360
4 DirecTV DVRs
3 Android based phones
Linksys wireless router
2 Win 7
1 Vista
4 XP
1 Windows 2000 Advanced Server
1 Win98
1 ESX 4.1
4 w7 laptops
2 xp laptops
1 netgear WAP
2 hp eprint printers
1 netgear sc101
1 an other net work HDD (make unknown)
1 Belkin router
1 netgear switch
1 hp pavillion running w 2008 std server
1 blackberry
1 htc wild fire
1 tocco light
1 htc hd2
1 xbox 360s
1 Wii
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