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 ...

For so many of us, networking hardware is a necessary evil. It’s great when it works, but once it does, we just want to leave it alone. But if you’ve ever run into an app or service that requires ...

Every computer connected to the Internet has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the device to other computers, allowing the user to browse the Web and access other online services ...