Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...

If you are having difficulties accessing the Internet through your router, you may need to modify settings in the router itself. Luckily, accessing the router settings does not rely on Internet access ...

When it comes time to add a new device to your network, there are two different methods by which you can obtain an IP address: either manually using a static address or automatically by using your ...

Each time a computer, smart phone or another device accesses your local network, the router assigns an Internet Protocol address to the device. Most Linksys routers come with a default setting of 50 ...

This speedtouch 510 is driving me mad.<BR><BR>My XP machine now installs it correctly, and then prompts me to change my network settings to support the configuration (router acting as a DHCP server - ...

I have had this come up a few times in the last week.<BR><BR>After being happily connected to the internet for hours on end, all of the sudden my internet will drop out and lose the DHCP to comast. I ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...