WHAT IS NETWORK ADDRESS OR IP ADDRESS?

NETWORK ADDRESS

• It is most commonly known as IP Address or Internet Protocol
• It is the numeric address of a computer connected to the network. 
• It is also known as Dotted Decimal Notation. It is a set of number called "octets".
  
  
  
  

Ex. Common IP Address

1. 172.16.254.1
2. 192.168.1.1 

Some examples of a typical home networks

• 192.168.1.1
• 192.168.2.1 

DIFFERENT IP VERSIONS

          a). IPv4 =IP version 4

                  is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP). It is one of the core protocols of standards-based internetworking methods in the Internet, and was the first version deployed for production in the ARPANET in 1983. 

                                                                                       

          b). IPv6= IP version 6

               Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the  communication protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet 

HOW TO GET BINARY DIGIT/ HOW TO MAKE NETWORK ADDRESS?

*BINARY DIGIT HAS A TOTAL OF 255

CLASSES OF IP ADDRESS

1. Class A - 1 to 126
2. Class B - 128-191
3. Class C - 192- 223
4. Class D - 224- 239
5. Class E - 240-255

* 127- is a loop back function of a network.

* Class D - is a multicast.

* Class E- is reserved for future or experimental purposes.

HOW TO CREATE IP ADDRESS

1. right click network places
2. click properties
3. right click local area connection
4. click properties
5. click TCP/IP
6. click properties
7. click OK

HOW TO CONFIGURE IP ADDRESS

1. click start button
2. click run
3. type cmd
4. type ipconfig
5. type ping [IP address]

SOURCE:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6