'What is my IP?': Here's what an IP address does, and how to find yours

An IP address (also known as an Internet Protocol address) is a short code that identifies your computer or device when you ...

What is my IP address? How to find out and what it means

An Internet Protocol address, also known as an IP address, is a unique number that identifies a device connected to the ...
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How To Find Your Default Gateway (And Why It's Important For Home Networking)

If you've ever tinkered with your network settings before, then chances are you've come across the term "default gateway" multiple times in the past. This value is usually required when you want to ...
Ars Technica

What's a "self-assigned" DHCP address, and how can I banish it?

I have a maddening intermittent problem on my home network, in which all machines (macs) which use DHCP suddenly have "self-assigned" IPs which are totally invalid for the network. I try wiping the ...
Ars Technica

DHCP Reservation

I have a dummy (fake MAC Address) DHCP reservation, that I had configured for say 10.0.1.2. MAC 0000000000. I have an important system that is statically assigned that IPADDRESS on my LAN. Today I got ...