Home equipment indication method and household equipment in home network

The invention provides a home equipment indication method and home equipment in a home network. The method comprises the following steps: the state of the home equipment in the home network is detected by a home network Internet protocol; the home equipment obtains indication operation corresponding to the state of the home equipment in the home network according to the corresponding relationship of the state of the home equipment in the home network and the indication operation; according to the indication operation, the home equipment indicates to cause a user to carry out the corresponding operation according to the indication; the phenomenon that the user repeatedly carries out business which is not supported by the current state via the home equipment because the user cannot know the state of the current home equipment in the home network can be avoided; and thus the business success rate of the home equipment is improved.