Rather than layering security onto networks, the networks themselves and carefully managed authorization policies can hinder attacks, but at an administrative cost. Why is it that over 90% of ...

When it comes time to add a new device to your network, there are two different methods by which you can obtain an IP address: either manually using a static address or automatically by using your ...

Software defined networking (SDN) has evolved from the slick new technology only a network geek could love to a key pillar in new strategies designed to simplify and automate network configuration and ...

In previous articles I outlined one of the most clear-cut use cases for Software Defined WAN: replacing traditional Internet-based VPNs with a centrally-managed SD-WAN solution. This is easy for ...

IPv6 increases IP address space to 128 bits, thus increasing the pool of addresses from IPv4's 2^32 to 2^128, or 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 ...

Before connecting a printer to a local area network, to prevent problems from occurring down the line, businesses should make sure that their networking, hardware and software setups will allow the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Every engineer working with media these days should understand the basics of network addressing, ...