posts tagged "networking"

Setting up a Static IP on a Debian machine

Feb 16, 2019

debian ubuntu networking IP tcp-ip

There are lots of times when you need a static IP, especially for server systems. It’s pretty simple on Debian, we only have to edit a few files and run a few simple commands.

Easy internet access for Hyper-V guests using NAT

Jan 03, 2019

hyper-v NAT networking virtualization

Sometimes you need your guest VMs to have secure access to the internet and your host machine without all the fuss and complexity of typical Hyper-V networking. Here’s an easy way to do just that by creating a separate NAT virtual network.

Hyper-V Default Switch -- easy LAN/internet access for guest VMs

Dec 04, 2018

hyper-v NAT networking virtualization

Although it’s been around for a while, the Hyper-V Default Switch is often misused or not given the credit it actually deserves. Let’s take a quick look at what it does, how it works and when you should use it.

One Windows server, multiple IPs

Feb 28, 2014

DNS networking tcp-ip windows-server SBS

Sometimes, especially on a Small Business Server (SBS) machine, you will run into a situation where having more than one IP address linked to your server is very helpful.  This especially applies if you are only using one NIC in your machine and need to address it ‘logically’ by several IPs.