Hey everyone. This is my first post here at the Ars Technica forums. After doing some research and searching, I've been unable to find an answer, so I decided to come here. Let's say I have a computer ...

The majority of the time, we have no idea what the IP addresses of our devices are. You don't need to know that your phone has an IP address of 192.168.1.12 on your local network in order to use it.

A static IP address gives a fixed address to your computer on the local network at your business. Port forwarding is used by computers on the Internet to connect to a specific device on your internal ...

Your Linksys router uses a dynamic external IP address leased from your ISP. This dynamic address changes based on the time limits of the lease. If your ISP permits, you can prevent the external IP ...

Some Raspberry Pi projects aren't paired with a display and input accessories (a.ka. operating headless), and for good reason. First, the more peripherals you connect to the Pi, the more current it ...

I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...

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: ...

Canonical has changed the way we configure static IPs in Ubuntu. Jack Wallen shows you how it’s done. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement ...

One of the best things about home networks is that they rarely need to be fiddled with. Designed to be used by people who aren't technical, the under-the-hood networking is all automatic. Take IP ...