IP addresses 172.17.x.x cannot be reached from outside our network, and that's how it's supposed to work, right? I'm in a nasty argument with one of my customers, and one of us is acting like a total ...

Windows Server 2003 makes it easier to obtain IP addressing information. Previously, to find out the IP address for a Windows NT or Windows 2000 system, you had to use the IPConfig command-line tool.

I often have to find the IP address of a machine I'm working on (or need to work on). Sometimes, I need to unblock an IP address of a machine on my network, so the machine can reach a network share ...

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Tired of being the only wireless network in your apartment building without a clever name like “Wu-tang LAN” or “Bill Wi the Science Fi”? Or maybe you want to make your network password more secure so ...

If your company network is having problems and you need to troubleshoot it, you also need to know some basic information about the computers on the network. Internet Protocol is the underlying ...

Knowing your IP address can help protect your home network and data from prying eyes. Here's how to find it. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a ...

An Internet Protocol address, also known as an IP address, is a unique number that identifies a device connected to the ...

Many privacy-concerned users understand why changing their IP address and DNS servers on Windows 11/10 operating systems is critical. It’s problematic when that’s not possible. If you encounter this ...

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 ...