Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

An Internet Protocol address enables a computer or other networked device to communicate within a network. In a workgroup environment, a router or modem is usually responsible for assigning IP ...

Wireless printers can be assigned a static IP address through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), an interface used to automatically allocate IP addresses to devices that connect to a network.

At home I have two computers, in two different rooms, both with internet access. My main computer is connected through a router that is connected to a cable modem, the cable modem is also connected to ...

Your IP address is your device's digital identity on a network. You have a private (local) IP address that relates to the network in your home, or place of work, for things like your desktop, ...

It's all called IP for short, and TCP/IP is the language used for communication by most networks. When it comes to your computer (s), there are actually several IP addresses involved. One is how the ...

Billions of computers are linked through the Internet. And with so many devices communicating and exchanging information, each one needs to have a unique identifier so that the right information ...