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 ...

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: ...

An IP address is a unique identifier for a specific device on your network. Your router assigns them to these devices using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). As you connect new devices to ...

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 ...

Typically, an Internet connection is created using a dynamic IP address. This means that when your computer connects to the Internet, it uses one of any number of IP addresses, so that each time you ...

I acquired a Netgear WGR614 v7 router from my client and said client wants to add wireless capability to his SOHO yet keep it segregated from his other PCs with content filtering via OpenDNS.

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 ...

The wireless connection between a printer and router uses a fixed 'internal' IP address Credit: Photo: ALAMY My router frequently drops the connection with my wireless printer. I have been advised ...

We have a Multitech RF500S DSL Router with a four-port hub. When we try to configure the router, it looks for a static IP address in the 192.x.x.x range. How can the router resolve DHCP with a static ...