If you see The system detected an address conflict for IP address log with Event ID 4199 in the Event Viewer, you may notice network hiccups. Check this post to fix the issue.

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

The majority of the time, we have no idea what the IP addresses of our devices are. You don't need to know that your phone has an IP address of 192.168.1.12 on your local network in order to use it.

The convenient cross-platform compatibility is one of the reasons I keep going back to SMB in my home lab. Theoretically, the SMB multichannel feature enables SMB servers and clients to leverage ...

If you're abroad and want to access content or services from back home, you can spoof your online location to overcome even the most stubborn geo-blocks. Geo-spoofing is a simple technique used to ...

Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on virtual private networks. He's an advocate for digital privacy and has been quoted in online publications like Computer Weekly, The Guardian, ...

I am seeing repeated churn on plans for a nsxt_policy_dhcp_relay resource even though there are no changes that need to be made. I haven't looked at the code yet, but I'm guessing that the ...

When Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" finally arrived on today (October 9, 2025), I was eager to try it out. I had already been running the Ubuntu 25.10 development builds for months, so I updated right ...

Ping indicates connection quality, and online activities like gaming require low ping. You can improve your internet connection quality and lower your ping with Ethernet. Using a VPN is another way of ...

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