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: ...

Some Raspberry Pi projects aren't paired with a display and input accessories (a.ka. operating headless), and for good reason. First, the more peripherals you connect to the Pi, the more current it ...

Does a static IP address make file transfers go faster than using DHCP IP addresses? No, Dr. Internet says. Did you really mean to say, in an earlier column, that using a static IP address will make ...

On the network at my school we use DHCP to get ip addresses (which change every 4 hours or so, and you can't ask them to give you a static address). I was wondering if it would disrupt the network at ...

In recent issues of this and the Convergence newsletters (see the Convergence newsletter archives), we opined that there were few reasons why you would need a static IP address for a residential ...