One packet capture revealed DNS settings, routes, lease timers, domain names, and several networking fossils.

When you need a Linux system to have a static IP address rather than one that is set dynamically by DHCP, all that's required is some configuration changes and a restart. Follow these steps to make ...

A dynamic host-configuration protocol issue leaves wireless users unable to connect, and with no permanent fix, the solution is an ongoing workaround. Dynamic host-configuration protocol (DHCP) has a ...

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 ...

Systems administrators differ on the helpfulness of assigning static IP addresses for networked printers. Leaving the printers set to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, would be the ...

Netgear routers often use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, to acquire an IP address from your Internet service provider. If you need to know the IP address of your Netgear router and ...

An Essential IP Tutorial for Technology Managers. Every website, URL, computer, or AV device on the Internet has a number that uniquely identifies it—its IP address. The IP address is the key to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people understand that when you connect to the internet, your internet service provider assigns your modem and network an ...

I have a setup where there is a comcast modem and a firewall. The firewall is acting as the DHCP server and handing out ip addresses. The comcast modem is only acting as a modem. The firewall had a ...