Internet Protocol address (IP address)
Is a numerical label assigned to each
device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet
Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network
interface identification and location addressing. It is also known as Network Address. Is a set of numbers, called as "octets" or "dotted decimal" notation, that identifies any network device. Its development began
in 1974, led by computer scientists Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf. It is
frequently used in conjunction with the Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP. Together
they are referred to as TCP/IP.
IP VERSIONS
IPv4 (IP version 4)
Is the standard
version defines an IP address as a 32-bit number. IPv4 addresses are canonically represented in dotted decimal notation, which consists of four decimal numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots.
IPv6 (IP version 6)
Is the advanced
version using 128 bits for the IP
address.An IPv6 address is represented as eight groups offour hexadecimal digits, each group representing 16 bits (two octets, a group sometimes also called a hextet). The groups are separated by colons (:).
IP
ADDRESS CLASSES
With an IPv4 IP address, 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. Each class allows for a range of
valid IP addresses, shown in the following table.
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
|
127 – loopback function of a network
Class D – is for multicast
Class E – reserved for future or experimental
purposes
CREATING IP
ADDRESS
1.
Right click MY
NETWORK PROPERTIES
2.
Click PROPERTIES
3.
Right click LOCAL
AREA CONNECTION
4. Click
PROPERTIES
5. Click
TCP/IP
6.
Click PROPERTIES
·
Obtain an IP address automatically
·
Use the following IP address
IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK
7. Click
OK
IP CONFIGURATION
1. Click START
BUTTON
2. Click
RUN
3. Type cmd
4. Type
ipconfig
5. Type ping
[IP ADDRESS]
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address 
