--maxpeers "1"
means one peer computer is connected to your node.
if you run > admin.peers
in geth console it will return []
if you are running in --dev
mode
to see connected peers
> admin.peers
returns
{
caps: ["eth/61", "eth/62", "eth/63"],
id: "dcae857cb89ab8xxxxxx32bde07ecff2b836bef51cba90a157afe05df50636a7",
name: "Geth/v1.3.5/linux/go1.5.1",
network: {
localAddress: "37.139.x.xx:30303",
remoteAddress: "46.x.xxx.162:33208"
},
protocols: {
eth: {
difficulty: 13215741744858590000,
head: "1e3da5c7aea3c9300c57622532ce6a00edb79fdc6b05e79f9e4bc5930c1cf46c",
version: 63
}
}
}
To see no of peers connected
> admin.peers.length
returns
13 // means 13 nodes connected to your node.