There's a number of options in your router for IP management that you may need, but is DHCP or a Static IP the right choice ...

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 ...

I bought a new D-Link DIR-655 Draft N router to replace my DD-WRT equipped Linksys G router. I have everything setup and working EXCEPT the static IP address for my webserver. When I enter the ...

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 ...

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.

Every device connected to the internet has an IP address. It works a bit like a digital home address, helping websites, apps, ...

It's time to get specific about your addresses.

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 ...

Don't be fooled into thinking that static routing is always the best tool for the job, however. The greatest negative to using static routes is that they don't scale as your network grows. This is ...