Computers on a network use a network address to identify,
locate and address other computers. Besides individual devices, a network
address is typically unique for each interface; for example, a computer's Wi-Fi
and local area network (LAN) card has separate network addresses.
A network address is also known as the numerical network
part of an IP Address. This is used to distinguish a network that has its own
hosts and addresses. For example, in the IP address 192.168.1.0, the network
address is 192.168.1.
Common examples of IP Address
Common examples of IP Address
Two Versions Of An Internet Protocol (IP) Address
1. IPv4 (Standard
Version)
1. IPv4 (Standard Version)
IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) is the fourth revision of the Internet Protocol (IP) used to to identify devices on a network through an addressing system. The Internet Protocol is designed for use in interconnected systems of packet-switched computer communication networks.
IPv4 is the most widely deployed Internet protocol used to
connect devices to the Internet. It uses a 32-bit address scheme allowing for
a total of 2^32 addresses (just over 4 billion addresses). With the growth of the Internet it is
expected that the number of unused IPv4 addresses will eventually run out
because eve -ry device- including computers, smartphones and game consoles --
that connects to the Internet requires an address.
2. IPv6 (Advanced Version)
2. IPv6 (Advanced Version)
A new Internet addressing system Internet Protocol version 6
(IPv6) is being deployed to fulfill the need for more Internet addresses.
IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is also called IPng (Internet Protocol next generation) and it is the newest version of the Internet Protocol (IP) reviewed in the IETF standards committees to replace the current version of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4).
IPv6 is the successor to Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4).
It was designed as an evolutionary upgrade to the Internet Protocol and will,
in fact, coexist with the older IPv4 for some time. IPv6 is designed to allow
the Internet to grow steadily, both in terms of the number of hosts connected
and the total amount of data traffic transmitted.Binary Digit
A binary digit, or bit, is the smallest unit of
information in a computer. It is used for storing information and has a value
of true/false, or on/off. An individual bit has a value of either 0 or 1, which
is generally used to store data and implement instructions in groups of bytes.
A computer is often classified by the number of bits it can process at one time
or by the number of bits in a memory address. Many systems use four eight-bit
bytes to form a 32-bit word.
The value of a bit is typically stored above or below
an allocated level of an electrical charge within a capacitor inside a memory
module. For devices that use positive logic, value 1 (true value or high) is
positive voltage relative to the electrical ground and value 0 (false value or
low) is 0 voltage.
Example
Whole Number
|
Binary Number
|
10
|
00001010
|
100
|
01100100
|
Classes of IP Address
Class A - 1 to 126
Class B - 128 to 191
Class C - 192 to 223
Class D - 224 to 239
Class E - 240 to 255
NOTE:
127 –
Loop back function of a network Class
D
–
is for multicast Class E –
reserved for future or experimental pusposes
Creating An IP Address
1.
Right click My Network Places
2.
Click Properties
3.
Right click Local Area Connection
5.
Click TCP/IP
6.
Click Properties
o
Obtain an IP address automatically
o
Use the following IP address:
IP Address
Subnet Mask
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