Home appliance networking system and method for controlling the same

A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:

• assigning, by an active home appliance, a number to a home appliance control command to be sent to an internal network of a home networking system;
• sending, by said active home appliance, said control command assigned said number to said internal network;
• controlling a passive home appliance according to the sent control command to identify said number assigned to the sent control command;
• determining, by said passive home appliance, based upon said identified number, whether said passive home appliance will be controlled according to said sent control command;
• controlling said passive home appliance according to said sent control command if it is determined that said passive home appliance will be controlled according to said sent control command;
• sending, by said passive home appliance, notification information to said internal network to notify said internal network that said passive home appliance has been controlled according to said sent control command;
• and
• increasing, by said active home appliance, said number assigned to said control command upon receiving said notification information.