Locating your computer's IP address may sound tricky, but it's actually quite simple. In today's digital world, knowing how to find this crucial piece of information can be really helpful, whether you ...

I have a user who's machine is not pingable on our network, using computer hostname or associated IP. However, in troubleshooting this, I see that the IP the machine actually has does not resolve to ...

How to find a hostname via public IP address? In order to find the hostname of a computer with a public IP address, you have to pass the address to the Domain Name System (DNS) server. Here are the ...

Your computer's IP address, the string of numbers used to identify your computer online, can be found in Windows easily. You usually don't need to know your IP address, and it's usually assigned ...

If a computer is unable to configure a valid Internet Protocol address, it can't connect to a network. If you plug a laptop directly into a modem with an Ethernet cable and receive a "No Valid IP ...

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 ...

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 ...

Internet networking involves a lot of alchemy, and I confess to occasionally dropping an eye of newt (or an IP of newt) into a boiling pot to fix problems on my local network. There’s a particular ...

This tip is excerpted from "Network troubleshooting and diagnostics," Chapter 4 of The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market, written by Greg Shields and published by ...

Reboot your router. Flush the DNS cache. Reset Network adapter. Toggle the DHCPv6 Lease Time. Disable IPv6 in Network Center. Turn off your router. Unplug the power ...