The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

Knowing your IP address can help protect your home network and data from prying eyes. Here's how to find it. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a ...

You can find the hostname of any computer with a public IP address by passing the address to any Domain Name System (DNS) server. However, since the computers on a small business network have private ...

Need to know your Mac’s IP address? You’ve come to the right place. We show how to find this information, as well as explaining what an IP address is and the difference between internal and external ...

(Internet Protocol address) The address of a connected device in a TCP/IP network, which is the worldwide standard both in-house and on the Internet. Every desktop and laptop computer, server, scanner ...