There are three commands you can use to find out what the IP address of a website is, and they’re all easy to use. Let’s see what you’re required to do: Find the IP address using the ping command Find ...

Computers that connect to a TCP/IP network such as the Internet are assigned an IP address, a label consisting of 32-bits and represented in dotted-decimal notation, such as 192.168.0.1. PCs also have ...

Need to know the IP address of your router, as assigned by your ISP, or the IP of your computer, as assigned by your router? These numbers are easy to find when you know where to look. Our team tests, ...

Here in the Oregon HQ for macosxhints.com, we’ve got a few devices on our local network. There are the Macs, of course, and a networked Brother laser printer, the AirPort Base Station, and our (rarely ...

The domain name system links the website addresses you type into your Web browser to the numeric IP addresses by which servers identify each other on the Internet. Domain names are easier for humans ...

I'm trying to figure out why I can't ping several machines by name. The nameservers in the following example, are running Windows 2008 R2. The nfs servers are running Ubuntu Karmic. NFS1 and NFS2 are ...

You’ve heard about it before: an unknown online assailant has been inundating someone in your town with bothersome messages. Luckily, even though that person’s profile may be devoid of identifying ...

Knowing your IP address can help protect your home network and data from prying eyes. Here's how to find it. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a ...

A friend of mine has had an issue crop up on her laptop recently, so I offered to take a look at it. It has me totally stumped though, so I'm hoping the hive mind can help me out. Essentially, the ...