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IP Address - An Introduction

Every computer that communicates on the Internet requires a unique address for the purpose of identity and this unique address is called an IP Address. It identifies and distinguishes each device from other devices on the Internet.

Even though an IP Address actually is in a Binary Format, they are usually represented in a dotted decimal notation, for the purpose of better human readability. An IP Address is composed of 32 bits divided into 8-bit groups, called octets. An IP address in dotted decimal notation specifies the decimal equivalents of each of the four octets, separated by dots.

62.142.210.63 is an example of a dotted decimal IP address.

Each octet can have a decimal value between 0 and 255. The limitation of 255 is because of the maximum possible decimal value that can be represented by an 8 bit binary number is 256 (mathematically 2 to the power of 8). Since the IP address begin with 0 the range is restricted up to 255 giving a total of possible 256 value.

CLASSESS OF IP ADDRESS
For ease of administration, IP Addresses are broken in to classes. In this classification the class of an IP address governs the number of bits that can be used for network IDs and the number of bits that can be used for host IDs. This scheme allows addresses to be assigned based on the size of the network.
1. Class A - Range between 1.0.0.0 and 126.0.0.0
In this class, there can be 127 possible networks in which the 127th one is reserved. There can be 16777216 values in host portion of the address.
2. Class B - Range between 128.0.0.0 and 191.255.0.0
In this class, there can be 16384 possible networks and 65536 values in host portion of the address.
3. Class C - Range between 192.0.0.0 and 223.255.255.0
In this class, there can be 2097152 possible networks and 256 values in host portion of the address.
4. Class D - Range between 224.0.0.0 and 239.255.255.255
This class is used for Multicast Purposes. Multicasting is the process of using one address to send a message to a group of people at once there by saving a lot of bandwidth.
5. Class E - - Range between 240.0.0.0 and 247.255.255.255
These Ip Addresses are reserved for Research or experimental Purposes.
Reserved Private Addresses:

The Networks 10.0.0.0, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.0.0 and 192.168.0.0 are reserved for private network use, and they are not used on public networks.