WHAT IS A NETWORK OR IP ADDRESS?

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NETWORK ADDRESS


  • It is more commonly known as IP address.
  • It is the numeric address of a computer connected to the network.
  • Is an asset of numbers called as 'octets' or 'dotted decimal' notation that identifies any network device.
most common IP address:
192.168.1.1



 IP VERSIONS
  • IPv4 or IPversion4 
                  - is the standard version

  • IPv6 or IPversion6
                  - is the advanced version




Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)


IPv4 addresses are canonically represented in dotted notation, which consists of four
decimal numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots. 

Each pair represents a group of 8 bits (octet) of the address.

picture is from: https://www.comms-express.com/infozone/article/ipv4/




Classes of IP Address


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


Note:


function value: 127
for multicast: 224 to 239 (Class D)
reserved for future or experimental purposes (Class E)



Example Class A IP Address
100.168.2.1



Typical home networks use IP addresses that start with 192.168. IP address such as

192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1




CREATING IP ADDRESS



Right Click MY NETWORK PLACES

source: http://www.vpnvips.com/l2tp-vpn-setup-windows-xp.html

Click PROPERTIES

source: https://files.support.epson.com/htmldocs/gt15k_/gt15k_rf/net_3.htm

Right Click LOCAL AREA NETWORK 

source: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/detect-packet-errors-in-your-network-lan-connection-status/

Click PROPERTIES


source: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/detect-packet-errors-in-your-network-lan-connection-status/

Click TCP/IP

source: https://www.tp-link.com/ae/faq-14.html

Click PROPERTIES

source: https://www.tp-link.com/ae/faq-14.html

Click OK

source: https://www.tp-link.com/ae/faq-14.html





IP CONFIGURATION



Click START Button

source:http://websecuritygeek.blogspot.com/2011/06/change-start-button-name-in-windows-xp.html

Click RUN

source: http://websecuritygeek.blogspot.com/2011/06/change-start-button-name-in-windows-xp.html

Type CMD

source: https://www.wikihow.com/Find-All-Commands-of-CMD-in-Your-Computer

Type ipconfig

source: https://oit.ncsu.edu/my-it/resnet/ipconfig-in-windows-xp/

Type ping(IP ADDRESS)

source: https://www.wikihow.com/Ping-an-IP-Address








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