An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a logical numerical address assigned to each computer, printer, switch, router, or other device that is part of a TCP/IP network. The IP address is the fundamental component on which the network architecture is built; there is no Internet without an IP address. It is an address used to uniquely identify each node in the network, and connects the global Internet to each other.[١]
IP address work
When data, such as an email or a web page, is sent or received, the message is broken down into small pieces called packets. Each packet contains the sender's Internet address and the recipient's address. Any packet is first sent to a computer, which reads a small portion of the Internet, and the destination address. It forwards the packet to a neighboring gateway, which in turn reads the destination address, and so on across the Internet until one gateway recognizes which packet belongs to which. computer Within its direct domain, this gateway forwards the packet directly to the computer whose address is specified.[٢]
Since the message is divided into a number of packets, each packet can be sent over a different path across the Internet - if necessary - and packets can arrive in a different order than the order in which they were sent, and the Internet Protocol delivers them, and then the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) puts them back in the correct order.[٢]
IP address types
There are two types of IP addresses, the first is version 4 (IPv4) which is found in all computers that have IP addresses, and the second is version 6 (IPv6) which has recently started to be used. Here is some information about each of them:[٣]
- Processor (IPv4): It uses 32 bits in the binary system to create a unique address on the network, and this processor is represented by four numbers separated by dots, such as: 216.27.61.137.
- Processor (IPv6): 128 bits are used in the binary system to create a unique address on the network, and the processor is represented by eight groups of numbers separated by two colons, such as: 2001:cdba::3257:9652.
IP Address Sections
All IP addresses consist of numbers and letters, and there are several parts of an Internet Protocol (IP) address, used for different purposes, which are:[٤]
- Private IP addressesIt is used in internal networks, such as: world wide web Inside the house.
- Public IP addresses: It is used outside the private network, and is assigned by the Internet Service Provider.
- Static IP addresses: This is the IP address that was assigned manually.
- Dynamic IP addresses: This is the IP address assigned by the DHCP server.
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- ^ A for “Internet Protocol (IP)”, techtarget, Retrieved 26/4/2022. Edited.
- ↑ “What Is an IP Address?”, computer.howstuffworks, Retrieved 26/4/2022. Edited.
- ↑ “What Is an IP Address?”, lifewire, Retrieved 26/4/2022. Edited.
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