I am using a strongSwan IPSec gateway for Windows 7 and Server 2008 based clients on the same subnet. The Windows VPN client requires a virtual ip address to be assigned by the IPsec gateway. What I ...

Subnet Mask divides the IP address into two segments and informs the computer which part is the network bit and which one is the host bit. For example, if there is an IP address: 192.168.0.1, it will ...

OK, so I have a subnet (192.168.11.0) that currently has all servers and clients on it. It's running out of addresses. So, I create a new subnet (192.168.12.0) and change my DHCP server (Fortigate ...

One of my longtime gripes about IOS is that when you type a new statement to the CLI and hit return, the statement immediately becomes active on the router. For someone as mistake-prone as me, this is ...

When most people think about configuration management solutions it often conjures up images of very expensive enterprise-class software packages. These software packages can be large and cumbersome ...

If you are experiencing trouble with your network connection and have it configured to DHCP, figuring out your IP address can be quite a task. Using a Static IP Address helps avert IP address ...