Manage your network more efficiently with a framework for maintaining and auditing IP address assignment, DNS zone health monitoring and more. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer ...

The Windows Hosts file is a text file that contains Internet Protocol addresses and their domain hostnames. Similar to an address or telephone book, Windows refers to the Hosts file before it checks ...

While the process to get up and running may not be the most intuitive, its worth the effort to take advantage of Microsoft's IPAM. One of the more useful features included in Windows Server 2012 and ...

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 ...

Configuring TCP/IP settings in Windows is a fundamental skill for anyone looking to troubleshoot network issues. It could come in handy when you are trying to set up a home server or want more control ...

Microsoft acknowledged a new issue caused by the June 2025 security updates, causing the DHCP service to freeze on some Windows Server systems. On Windows Server systems, the Dynamic Host ...

Breaks down the five IP address classes in order to explain how they manipulate TCP/IP protocol functionality Before two or more computers can communicate with each other, a set of rules has to be in ...