Before connecting a printer to a local area network, to prevent problems from occurring down the line, businesses should make sure that their networking, hardware and software setups will allow the ...

IP addresses are like opinions… everyone has one. But not every IP address is created equal. Some IP addresses are dynamic, which means they automatically change, based on router settings. Also: ...

Most networks use the Internet Protocol to handle local area network addressing, which is how the network determines what information goes to which devices. While many companies decide to use ...

Rather than layering security onto networks, the networks themselves and carefully managed authorization policies can hinder attacks, but at an administrative cost. Why is it that over 90% of ...

Many a time IT admin needs to set up multiple IP addresses to the same network adapter. Situations such as hosting multiple SSL sites can speed up traffic exchanges, which can bypass the gateway in ...

I have a user who's machine is not pingable on our network, using computer hostname or associated IP. However, in troubleshooting this, I see that the IP the machine actually has does not resolve to ...

icture a maintenance technician on the night shift. A device on the Ethernet network fails and the production line goes down. First the device must be located physically and then identified by type ...

In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...

Turn off your router. Unplug the power adapter from the wall socket. Wait for a few minutes. Plug the power adapter from the wall socket and turn on your router. Now ...

To find your IP address on a Mac, go to System Preferences. Your Mac computer may also have an external or public IP address. To find your external IP address, you can use Google. An IP address, short ...