Ipconfiguration 140402091814 Phpapp01
Ipconfiguration 140402091814 Phpapp01
IP ADDRESS
An Internet Protocol address (IP
address) is a numerical label assigned to
each device (e.g., computer, printer)
participating in a computer network that
uses the Internet Protocol for
communication.
The designers of the Internet Protocol
defined an IP address as a 32-
bit number known as Internet Protocol
Version4 (IPv4), is still in use today.
IP addresses are binary numbers, but they
are usually stored in text files and
displayed in human-readable notations,
IP ADDRESS
An IP address is composed of two parts:
the network ID and the host ID
The network ID represents the network on
computer on a network
IP ADDRESS
An IP addresses has four numbers, each
called an octet, that are separated by
periods
Each octet in an IP address represents
eight bits of information
A full IP address of four octets is 32 bits
long
SUBNET MASKS
A subnet mask defines which part of its IP
address is the network ID and which part
is the host ID
Subnet masks are composed of four octets
just like an IP address
SUBNET MASKS
If there is a 255 in the subnet mask, it
indicates that the octet is a part of the
network ID.
If there is a 0 in the subnet mask, it
indicates that the octet is a part of the
host ID
SUBNET MASKS
A computer uses its subnet mask to
determine
◦ Which network it is on
◦ Whether other computers are on the
same network or a different network
If two computers on the same network are