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IP Addresses
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Internet protocol address also known as IP address is a numerical string used to identify computers and related networking hardware on a network. There are two versions of the IP addresses known as IP version 4 and IP version 6. IP version 4 addresses contain a 32-bits long numeric string. Due to the exponential growth of connected devices IPv6 addressing scheme was introduced that contains 128-bit hexadecimal characters. An IP address provides information about the host and location of the host device connected to the internet. IP addresses also provide possibilities to broadcast the information in the entire network ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a2lnk5sr3e2","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Carleton, 1994)","plainCitation":"(Carleton, 1994)"},"citationItems":[{"id":2435,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/gITejLE9/items/EPWC8XTN"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/gITejLE9/items/EPWC8XTN"],"itemData":{"id":2435,"type":"article-journal","title":"Making the TCP/IP connection","container-title":"InfoWorld; San Mateo","page":"54,58","volume":"16","issue":"23","source":"ProQuest","abstract":"TCP/IP is used widely by academic and commercial entities, and the number of addresses available for new networks is dwindling. The Internet Society is revising TCP/IP to accommodate more addresses. Internet Protocol (IP) addressing options are extremely flexible, and they are easy to set up incorrectly. An error in the setup of a network's IP addressing system can result in wild and irrational behavior. Guidelines for determining what any combination of IP address class, subnet mask, and routing configurations will result in for any IP device are presented.","ISSN":"01996649","language":"English","author":[{"family":"Carleton","given":"Russ"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["1994",6,6]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Carleton, 1994). The binary form of the IPv4 address 192.168.46.20 is 11000000.10101000.00101110.00010100. As IP addresses are used to identify each device connected to the internet, the subnet mask provides information about the network. A subnet mask provides information that the host is connected to the designated network. Subnet masks are used to identify the network of a host. Subnet mask designates the bits in the IP address. It provides information that which bits are related to network and which of the bits are related to host address in a network.
Follow-up Post One:
IP addresses can be used by law enforcement agencies to trace criminals. IP addresses cannot be exactly traced due to virtual private networks. They are logical addresses and do not provide accurate details about the physical presence of a network host. Most of the time, IP addresses are written in a human-readable format as compared to their binary format.
Follow-up Post Two:
Subnet masks provide information about the network and the logical address of the host. Subnets allow the single network to be divided into smaller discrete networks. A subnet mask designates the bits related to network and bits related to the host in an IP address. There are different classes of subnet masks as the case with IP addresses.
References
Carleton, R. (1994). Making the TCP/IP connection. InfoWorld, 16(23), 54-54,58. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/194301889?accountid=41759
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