A network printer can be configured with a fixed IP address or it can be set to request an address from the network's Dynamic Host Control Protocol, or DHCP, server. When two printers on a network ...

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In most home networks, a router’s DHCP service automatically assigns IP addresses to the devices, requiring little to no manual setup. That worked fine at first in my home, but over time, I began ...

The Internet is a necessity these days, and without it, we cannot do anything with our devices, including Windows PCs. When you see the WiFi Doesn’t Have Valid IP ...

When we use a VPN, our original IP is hidden, and the computer uses the IP address provided by the VPN. It makes sure that when you are visiting or accessing geo-blocked websites, you are not ...

Wondering how to change your IP address to improve your online security or to access geo-blocked content? Whatever your reasons, there are several ways to get a new IP address. Every device connected ...

I often have to find the IP address of a machine I'm working on (or need to work on). Sometimes, I need to unblock an IP address of a machine on my network, so the machine can reach a network share ...

A computer public IP address is an IP address that is used to identify the system network. Sometimes, you might need to know the existing public IP address to fix the problems related to connectivity ...

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 ...