IP address
The IP address is a 32-bit value that uniquely identifies a node in the network. An IP address is represented by 4 decimal numbers separated by decimal points.
Each decimal number stands for 1 byte (8 bits) of the address and can also be represented using binary code:
Exemplary IP address: 192.168.10.4 | ||
|---|---|---|
Byte | Decimal | Binary |
1 | 192 | 11000000 |
2 | 168 | 10101000 |
3 | 10 | 00001010 |
4 | 4 | 00000100 |
The IP address comprises a network address and a node address.
The part of the IP address that denotes the network and the part that identifies the node is determined by the network class and the subnet mask.
