docs: def getAmountOfHostsConnected(self, lanInterfaceId=1, timeout=1):
          """Execute NewHostNumberOfEntries action to get the amount of known hosts.
  
          :param int lanInterfaceId: the id of the LAN interface
          :param float timeout: the timeout to wait for the action to be executed
          :return: the amount of known hosts.
          :rtype: int
  
          .. seealso:: :meth:`~simpletr64.actions.Lan.getHostDetailsByIndex`
          """
          namespace = Lan.getServiceType("getAmountOfHostsConnected") + str(lanInterfaceId)
          uri = self.getControlURL(namespace)
  
          results = self.execute(uri, namespace, "GetHostNumberOfEntries", timeout=timeout)
  
          return int(results["NewHostNumberOfEntries"])