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 ...

All Windows Server operating systems support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) that businesses can use to assign IP addresses to computers on the company network automatically. DHCP lets ...

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol used to configure devices that are connected to a network so they can communicate on that network using the Internet Protocol (IP).

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 ...

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) started off as a solution you could use to manage all of your VMs across multiple hosts through a single pane. Over time, however, VMM has evolved into much ...

When you need a Linux system to have a static IP address rather than one that is set dynamically by DHCP, all that's required is some configuration changes and a restart. Follow these steps to make ...

Last week, Microsoft pushed an update to Windows 10 that broke DHCP and knocked some users offline until they rebooted their systems. The update is believed to have been part of cumulative update KB ...

Microsoft has quietly fixed a software update it released last week, which effectively prevented Windows 10 users from connecting to the Internet or joining a local network. It's unclear exactly which ...

Over the last several years, TCP/IP has gone from being the protocol that only geeks use, to a universal protocol that everyone uses, thanks to the widespread use of the Internet. TCP/IP has been ...

IPConfig is a tool built into Windows, that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS settings. You can ...