A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse
home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for
accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According
to the method, a device link file is generated, wherein the device link file identifies
home devices that are currently connected to the home network. A device link page
is created, wherein the device link page contains a device button that is associated
with each home device that is identified in the device link file. A hyper-text
link is associated with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides
a link to an HTML page that is contained on the home device that is associated
with the device button, and the device link page is displayed on a browser based
home device.