Many hackers have familiar sayings in their heads, such as “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and KISS (Keep it simple, stupid). Those of us who have been in the field for some time have habits that ...

In a previous blog series about interfacing with your ISP, I mentioned tools that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have, such as looking glasses and route servers, that can be used to verify their ...

About to embark on deploying IPv6? First, you need to know some key differences in IPv6 address formats. Don’t be deterred by the intimidating appearance of those long IP version 6 (IPv6) addresses.

Stateless address autoconfiguration, or SLAAC, is the mandatory and most common mechanism used to automatically configure IPv6 networks. In some network IPv6 renumbering scenarios, however, hosts ...

Cierra is a contributing writer at XDA, with an extensive background in home networking, ISPs, and routers, and over five years of professional writing experience. Her work has been featured on CNET, ...