Over the last few weeks you’ve probably seen reports that the world is running out of Internet addresses. It’s true! In fact, the last block of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses was allocated just a few weeks ago. Today, almost all networking in the world is conducted using IP. The dominant version used to date is [...]

Used to seeing IPv4 addresses of the form 192.168.1.123? Well, if you thought that was difficult to remember, hold on to your hat! IPv6 addresses are going to be a bit more difficult. As mentioned in the article above, IPv4 addresses are 32 bits in length, and commonly presented as four decimal numbers in the [...]

There’s a lot of biased security advice given to consumers on how to protect their PCs and home networks on the internet. Here are some un-biased, hot tips in securing a home network. Update everything. To start, Windows Update is your friend. It’s crucial to make sure you let the Windows Update do its work. [...]