The Domain Name System is an essential part of your internet experience. We explain why it's important and show you how to upgrade to a better DNS server for increased speed and security. When the IBM ...

Use Packet Tracer to get hands-on practice while taking a networking course. It's not enough to just learn the theory-practical experience helps you truly understand networking. This tool allows you ...

Windows Server Essentials Experience lets you use features like Remote Web Access and PC backup without the restrictions of Windows Server Essentials. In this post, we will see how to install and ...

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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 ...

What is an IP Helper-address? An IP helper-address, also known as a DHCP relay agent, this is a feature that forwards DHCP broadcast packets to a specific DHCP server on a different network segment.

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

Rocky Linux has become one of the de facto standard replacements for CentOS. Not only is it a drop-in replacement for RHEL, but the maintainer Gregory Kurtzer has made it clear Rocky Linux will always ...