Learn how the internet works with a simple guide on DNS, IP addresses, and routing—explained clearly to show how online ...

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: ...

Don't be fooled into thinking that static routing is always the best tool for the job, however. The greatest negative to using static routes is that they don't scale as your network grows. This is ...

Does a static IP address make file transfers go faster than using DHCP IP addresses? No, Dr. Internet says. Did you really mean to say, in an earlier column, that using a static IP address will make ...

When a network router doesn't have enough network ports to connect all the necessary devices, a switch can be used to add additional ports. In the case of business networks, switches are often ...

The bash script described here can change Linux systems' IP addresses from dynamic to static with much less manual work. Changing the IP address of a Linux system from dynamic to static is not ...

I have some moderate level of cisco ios knowledge, but am by no means an expert.<BR><BR>I want to move to EIGRP because keeping up with all this static route nonsense is driving me bonkers... plus in ...

Let me try this again – since my last post, I went back and did a factory reset and started over again.<BR><BR>I have an HP Procurve 2650 switch, workstationA, workstationB, and a simple Linksys DSL ...

It is possible for hackers to trick you by using IP snooping, but you can get protection with a Dynamic IP address or a Static IP address. The question is, which one is better? This is not an easy ...