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Pynqr Field Guide

Understand Your WiFi Network

Straightforward guides for seeing connected devices, investigating unfamiliar hardware and using iPhone network tools without pretending iOS is a desktop packet-analysis platform.

Written and reviewed by the Pynqr teamUpdated August 10, 2026

Start hereIf your immediate question is “who is connected to my WiFi?”, begin with the first guide. If you already found something unfamiliar, go directly to the unknown-device checklist.

Device discovery

Who Is on My WiFi? Check from iPhone

Scan the network you joined and make sense of the device list.

Investigation

How to Identify an Unknown WiFi Device

Use names, addresses, services and router information as evidence.

iOS limits

WiFi Analyzer vs Network Scanner

Understand radio analysis, LAN discovery and what iPhone apps can access.

Ports

IP and Port Scanning on iPhone

Find reachable hosts and inspect the services they expose locally.

Troubleshooting

Ping, Traceroute and DNS on iPhone

Choose the right diagnostic for reachability, routing or name resolution.

Comparison

Choosing a Fing Alternative for iPhone

Compare privacy, device discovery, diagnostics, history and exports.

How it works

How iOS Network Scanners Identify Devices

Learn how hostnames, Bonjour, services and other evidence become a device profile.

Security

Home Network Security Checklist

A practical review of connected devices, router settings and risky services.

Privacy

Why Keep Network Scans On Device?

Understand what a scan inventory reveals and why local processing matters.

See the devices on your own WiFi

Pynqr includes three free network scans per day and core diagnostics.