We just saw that the mask determines where the boundary between the network and host portions of the IP address lies. This boundary is important: If it is set too far to the right, there are lots of ...

The global transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has gained major traction, driven by the urgent need to accommodate a rapidly expanding number of internet-connected devices and the introduction of IPv6 ...

On Feb. 3, 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the last remaining Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) IP addresses had been allocated, although it may ...

APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) has requested and is receiving two large blocks of IPv4 addresses, which is triggering the release of the final five blocks to the five regional ...

When you set up the first network for a small business, you may not give much thought to how the company's growth will affect your IP addressing scheme. By planning ahead at the beginning, you can ...