Have you learned to think and dream in hex yet? That is what you are going to have to look forward to as we transition to using IPv6. Because we will be working in hexadecimal numbers we may need a ...

Subnet Mask divides the IP address into two segments and informs the computer which part is the network bit and which one is the host bit. For example, if there is an IP address: 192.168.0.1, it will ...

The mask Class A subnet masks must start with 255.0.0.0 at a minimum, because the whole first octet of an IP address (the IP address describes the specific location on the network) is used to define ...

If you are experiencing trouble with your network connection and have it configured to DHCP, figuring out your IP address can be quite a task. Using a Static IP Address helps avert IP address ...

I have an Excel spreadsheet containing IP addresses and subnet masks. I need to derive the subnet of each IP address in the spreadsheet.<BR><BR>Example: IP (column A): 10.1.230.84, Subnet Mask (column ...

Whenever you browse your favorite website or use your internet-reliant apps, your router automatically assigns you an IP address. This changes every time you connect to the internet, so for every ...

Subnetting a Class B network can involve some serious thought! As a network administrator, you'll have to know it and know it well. Todd Lammle walks you through clear instructions and simple examples ...

Networks, and the internet, don't identify computers (of any size, even your smartphone) by the name you give them. Computers prefer numbers, and the numbers they use as identifiers are called IP ...