10-08-2012, 03:35 PM
The Internet Protocol
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Internet Protocol
Numbering scheme
Largest network of computers
American Registry of Internetwork Numbers (ARIN)
What is an IP address
A way to identify machines on a network
A unique identifier
IP structure
IP addresses consist of four sections
Each section is 8 bits long
Each section can range from 0 to 255
Written, for example, 128.35.0.72