Every computer that connects to the Internet is assigned a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies an individual machine. Each computer on your business network needs an IP address to ...

An IP address (also known as an Internet Protocol address) is a short code that identifies your computer or device when you go online.

Determining your computer's IP address is pivotal for network setup and resolving connectivity issues. For Windows users, the IP address can be found via the Command Prompt using the 'ipconfig' ...

You can find the hostname of any computer with a public IP address by passing the address to any Domain Name System (DNS) server. However, since the computers on a small business network have private ...

How to find a hostname via public IP address? In order to find the hostname of a computer with a public IP address, you have to pass the address to the Domain Name System (DNS) server. Here are the ...

Your IP address might be blocked on a website if you try logging in too many times or if you're suspected of being a spammer.

Last week, I wrote a post on the Playpen warrant currently being litigated in federal courts around the country. My post included a section, “Retrieving IP Addresses is Clearly a Search,” that said ...

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 ...