Many companies and organizations host an FTP site, a mail server, and a Web server on the same machine. In such cases, the hostnames ftp.ripoff.org, mail.ripoff.org, and www.ripoff.org are usually ...

IP addresses are like opinions… everyone has one. But not every IP address is created equal. Some IP addresses are dynamic, which means they automatically change, based on router settings. Also: ...

So I have a QNAP NAS that's sharing a couple of folders via SMB. In Windows, if I go to \\<ip address> in explorer, open the shared folder and pull a 7 GB file to my local drive, I get about 50 MB/s ...

Private IP addresses help routers route data to specific devices on a network. Private IP is like the address of your home inside a gated colony, while public IP is of the colony. Finding your private ...

I have a CentOS VM running in VMWare player. The host is Windows Server 2008 R2. The hostname is rianjswiki. The FQDN is rianjswiki.<company>.net. The wiki is accessible via browser both via the short ...

How to find a hostname via public IP address? In order to find the hostname of a computer with a public IP address, you have to pass the address to the Domain Name System (DNS) server. Here are the ...

I'm on the internet a lot, just like most people are. I use the internet for work, for fun, and even to get dates! But I'm not sure I know as much as I wish I did about how things on the internet ...

LOOKING for a guide on how to check your IP address? It couldn't be easier to do. We reveal how to find your IP address, what it means, if they're permanent, and if sharing them is safe. To go online, ...