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Saturday, May 11, 2013

What is IP address

A unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer attached to the Internet

IP stands for Internet Protocol.An Internet Protocol(IP) address refers to a unique number assigned to each computer on the Internet.An IP address consists of four numbers, each of which contains one to three digits, with a single dot (.) separating each number or set of digits. Each of the four numbers can range from 0 to 255. Here's an example of what an IP address might look like: 78.125.0.209
There are five classes of available IP ranges: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E, while only A, B, and C are commonly used:
Class A------------------> 1.0.0.1 to 126.255.255.254
Class B -----------------> 128.1.0.1 to 191.255.255.254
Class C -----------------> 192.0.1.1 to 223.255.254.254
Class D------------------> 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
Class E -----------------> 240.0.0.0 to 254.255.255.254
Web definitions
  • An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label that is assigned to any device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes. ...

  • (Internet Protocol address) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface(s) which are active on a network supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface (and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on ...

  • (IP Addresses) We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer our site and track your movements whilst on our site. IP addresses do not supply us with personally identifiable data.

1 comments:

  1. Internet Protocol is also known as Ip address.Every users on internet have their own ip address.Users on internet identify by the ip address ...Ip address provided by the internet service provider.

    There are two types of ip address static,dynamic ip address...

    Static Ip address will not change forever ..Even if you reset the modem the static ip address won't change.Static Ip address also known as dedicated ip address..You can use for website..This ip is dedicated for your website only..

    Dynamic Ip address :

    Dynamic ip address will change whenever you reset the modem.A new ip address will assigned for your connection...You can use dynamic ip address for browsing and normal internet usage....you can use the site www.ip-details.com check the ip address whether it is static or dynamic ip address.

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