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 ...

In addition to IPv4 (often written as just IP), there is IP version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 was developed as IPng (“IP:The Next Generation” because the developers were supposedly fans of the TV show “Star Trek ...

An Internet Protocol address is a number that identifies a device in a network, though the term is often used to refer to a device on the Internet itself. An IP address is vital for transferring data ...

Psst! Wanna buy a used IP address? In as little as 18 months, the world may run out of IP addresses, which could lead to the emergence of an illicit market in IP address trafficking, says John Curran, ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of information technology, managing budgets is a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. One often overlooked aspect that can significantly impact IT budgets is ...

If you have tried accessing your router settings and typed 192.1y8.1.1, you are not alone. This is one of the most common ...

The commonly used "net" library in Go and Rust languages is also impacted by the mixed-format IP address validation vulnerability. The bug has to do with how net treats IP addresses as decimal, even ...

Popular npm library netmask has a critical networking vulnerability. netmask is frequently used by hundreds of thousands of applications to parse IPv4 addresses and CIDR blocks or compare them. The ...

Network Address Translator, or simply called NAT, is an important part of the device between your LAN and the Internet. It could be located in the router you use to connect the local network to the ...

In February, the news broke that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority had allocated the final blocks of IPv4 addresses to the five Regional Internet Registries to be distributed to parties within ...