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Geek Guide to IP Address Management

Complex spreadsheets and homegrown solutions just don't cut it when it comes to managing your IP address space. Our Head Geek is on a campaign to liberate his fellow network engineers from the evils of spreadsheet-based IP address management. The resources in this Geek Guide are sure to send your spreadsheets where they belong – to the trash!

HEAD GEEK'S QUICK TIPS

Avoid overlapping IP address ranges at all costs. If you find yourself in a situation where this is likely, make the investment early to readdress.

When it comes to subnet allocation, size does matter. Always make your subnets larger than your worst-case estimate for the required number of addresses.

Learn more about DNS. It will help you for the rest of your career.

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Orion IP Address Manager (IPAM)

Check out IP address management done the SolarWinds way – designed by network engineers, for network engineers. Orion IPAM provides detailed visibility into IP address space usage. Leveraging advanced IP scanning capabilities and Orion’s intuitive interface, you can minimize IP conflicts and ensure your network is always humming.

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Free IP Address Tracker

Be freed from the evils of spreadsheets & get a unified view of your IP address space with this free tool.

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Free Subnet Calculator

Get four tools in one – a classful subnet creator, CIDR calculator, a list generator for subnet addresses, & DNS resolution!

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