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Internet Protocol (IP): A Simple Introduction

  • IP or Internet Protocol is nothing but number’s that will be assigned to any devices which are connected to Internet mainly used for communication.

  • 4 types of IP.

    Pubic - External facing IP (Routers)

    Private - Internal facing IP (TV, Mobile, IoT, washing machine, etc)

    Static - Manually assigning IP

    Dynamic - Automatic assigning IP

  • 5 Classes of IP

    A - 1.0.0.0 to 126.255.255.255

    B - 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255

    C - 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255

    D - 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 (For Multicasting or Broadcasting)

    E - 240.0.0.0 to 254.255.255.255 (For Experimental)

  • 127.0.0.1 is the Loopback IP address.