A dynamic host-configuration protocol issue leaves wireless users unable to connect, and with no permanent fix, the solution is an ongoing workaround. Dynamic host-configuration protocol (DHCP) has a ...

I have a setup where there is a comcast modem and a firewall. The firewall is acting as the DHCP server and handing out ip addresses. The comcast modem is only acting as a modem. The firewall had a ...

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 ...

DHCP is a networking protocol used to assign an IP address to your Apple device. Here's how to force a new IP address on macOS. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows a network device to ...

Checking your computer's IP address every time you need it can get tedious. Here's how to set up DHCP reservations on your router so that each computer in your house has the same IP address all the ...

They get an address assigned within (usually) milliseconds. However, devices running iOS, MacOS, Chrome or Android are taking 10-30 minutes to have an IP assigned to them. The IP they eventually ...