I’ve always had a liking for homes built of brick. Besides having a kind of “Lord of the Manor” appeal, they also look solidly built compared to many of today’s wood-frame, plastic-siding homes. Brick ...

i run a lab/network and to troubleshoot i'm oftentimes changing ip addresses. it would be nice to write a quick script that'll change my ipaddress netmask etc without having to click through a bunch ...

On the client side, BranchCache is turned off by default. You can turn it on through Group Policy, which is the preferred method (Computer Configuration, Policies, Administrative templates, Network, ...

Port forwarding is a crucial technique for enabling external devices to connect to specific services on a private network, bypassing the firewall and router restrictions. This guide will walk you ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Awhile back, you answered a DOSBox question for me (Geek Note: IGTM #723, May 30, 2021 and IGTM #779, Jun 26, ...

A persistent IPSec policy can be useful in securing a computer when a local or a domain-based IPSec policy cannot be applied (for example, when it's corrupted). However, a persistent policy doesn’t ...

Port forwarding is a network operation that directs traffic to a specific network host, such as a computer or server. If your business doesn't have a port forwarding utility, you can use the Command ...

For reasons I can't fathom, Microsoft removed the ability to delete Wi-Fi networks from the network list if the network isn't in range. Manage Wireless Networks is also gone from the control panel. If ...