Mediacom routers use DHCP -- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol -- to automatically configure every network device connected to them for always-on connections. DHCP is used to assign an internal IP ...

For years, my family had a bundled package with Verizon Fios that included cable, VOIP and internet. But as my family’s watching habits turned to streaming, it was rare when we turned on the cable box ...

I picked up a new Toshiba laptop, and I'm trying to get it hooked up to a wireless router, and I'm not having any luck at all. I'm pretty computer savvy, but this thing is really fighting me. The ...

All computers connected to networks have different IP addresses. This is how networks can verify where particular messages should go. In order to connect different computers, you need to access one ...

Reuse an old router to connect wired-only devices -- like your TV, DVR, or game console -- to your wireless network. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT ...

For years, my family had a bundled package with Verizon Fios that included cable, VOIP and internet. But as my family’s watching habits turned to streaming, it was rare when we turned on the cable box ...