Networking

Are you looking to work with a multi-site environment but don’t have a “true” router to work with? In this post, J. Peter Bruzzese and Ed Liberman team up to show you a relatively simple solution, as long as you have a decent grasp of subnetting, an understanding of AD Sites and Services, and basic network troubleshooting and testing.

Use this table to help you calculate Subnet Masks, available hosts per subnet or number of subnets per class. The table deals with Subnetting of only one octet. # of Masked bits # of Non-masked bits Bit pattern # of subnets =2^M What will the new subnet mask be? # of hosts per subnet (C…

Do you know how domain names, like microsoft.com, are translated into IP addresses? The Internet uses a service called the Domain Name System (DNS). In this article, you will learn what DNS is and it translates domain names into IP addresses, so that browsers and other Internet-connected apps and services can find webservers. Plus, check out our…

When working with Terminal Server or RDP you have the choice to change the XP RDP 5.1 or 5.2 client connecting port. For the “old” Windows 2000 Terminal Server client port changes see Use Terminal Server Client to Connect to a Different Port. If you’ve changed the listening port on the TS from its’ default…

Sometimes you’ll find yourself on a stranger’s LAN and you won’t know the IP of the computer you’re using. This box should display your real Internet IP address: The Problem Opening up a Command Prompt window and typing the ipconfig command ipconfig /all (or Winipcfg if you’re at a Win9X computer) sometimes won’t help –…

Thanks to reader pnatan from Tapuz we can do that with just a simple registry tweak. To configure your computer (tested on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) to use both a DHCP obtained IP address and a statically configured IP address follow these steps: Configure your computer to use DHCP Right-click My…

In this article, David Davis covers issues related to keeping track of IP addresses on lab and production networks. Included are suggested tools which can help prevent outages caused by duplicate IP addresses.

If you are in the market for a new smartphone, you’re probably wondering what is 5G? There is no doubt that the new technology has become quite the buzzword in recent years. And smartphone manufacturers and mobile carriers have been promising a true generational leap, making the purchase of a 5G handset a good investment….

The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test tool allows you to perform similar tests on demand for instant results.

Because I’m off to Barcelona, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft at MWC, Microsoft’s “inner source” moves, Microsoft’s next Chromebook competitor, Xbox Game Pass on Nintendo Switch, and much, much more.