If you are familiar with VPNs, you may have noticed that many of the best VPN services offer dedicated IPs as an add-on ...

I have a rudimentary understanding of AS Numbers. The operator of ASN may controls a range of IP address assigned to them through purchase or some form of agreement. While I was trying to deepen my ...

With the invention of the internet years ago, new ways to market to consumers quickly arose—and companies seized the opportunity. Marketers used different means to track interactions to determine when ...

In May 2014, I reported on my efforts to learn what the feds know about me whenever I enter and exit the country. In particular, I wanted my Passenger Name Records (PNR), data created by airlines, ...

Knowing your computer’s IP address is like knowing its digital location. It can help you connect to it in certain applications, or find out what it’s connecting to. Whether your interests in your ...

The message "Invalid IP Address" indicates a problem with your computer's network setup. Every computer that uses an Ethernet-type network, such as the Internet, has an Internet Protocol address that ...

To monitor the number of existing ad-hoc clients on a wireless LAN, to identify devices that have set their own fixed addresses in the DHCP range or to take inventory of the devices currently ...

Your IP address is kind of like your computer’s networkable name-tag. It’s the numeric identifier your internet connection uses to catalogue your desktop or laptop, on top of all your mobile devices ...

Internet networking involves a lot of alchemy, and I confess to occasionally dropping an eye of newt (or an IP of newt) into a boiling pot to fix problems on my local network. There’s a particular ...