Each time a computer, smart phone or another device accesses your local network, the router assigns an Internet Protocol address to the device. Most Linksys routers come with a default setting of 50 ...

Configuring TCP/IP settings in Windows is a fundamental skill for anyone looking to troubleshoot network issues. It could come in handy when you are trying to set up a home server or want more control ...

After installing RH8.0 I noticed that it didn't work with my internet connection and eventually found out that the default RedHat DHCP client, "dhclient" didn't receive any dhcpoffers from my ISP's ...

When it comes time to add a new device to your network, there are two different methods by which you can obtain an IP address: either manually using a static address or automatically by using your ...

Years ago, I used to be a network administrator for an organization that had some rather odd security policies in place. One of the existing policies when I got there was that all computers had to be ...

As I prefaced in my previous article “Free Migration Tools to Windows 2008 R2” about these free migration tools from Microsoft that help organizations migrate from Windows 2003 and 2008 servers and ...

i've been using DHCP reservations for certain things in my infrastructure, what do you use them for? -APC SmartSlot cards - i set them up locally to not need the vendor specific DHCP flag, and then ...

The next version of the popular DHCP server Kea is gradually maturing, but before that, the manufacturer is releasing extensions as open source and for testing. The Kea-DHCP software package, which is ...