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Every device connected to the public Internet is assigned a unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods (also called a 'dotted-quad') and look something like 127.0.0.1.
Since these numbers are usually assigned to internet service providers within region-based blocks, an IP address can often be used to identify the region or country from which a computer is connecting to the Internet. An IP address can sometimes be used to show the user's general location.
Because the numbers may be tedious to deal with, an IP address may also be assigned to a Host name, which is sometimes easier to remember. Hostnames may be looked up to find IP addresses, and vice-versa. At one time ISPs issued one IP address to each user. These are called static IP addresses. Because there is a limited number of IP addresses and with increased usage of the internet ISPs now issue IP addresses in a dynamic fashion out of a pool of IP addresses (Using DHCP). These are referred to as dynamic IP addresses. This also limits the ability of the user to host websites, mail servers, ftp servers, etc. In addition to users connecting to the internet, with virtual hosting, a single machine can act like multiple machines (with multiple domain names and IP addresses).
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| Author: himika 15 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Hey thats more than what I expected , good !!
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| Author: Vidya 17 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
useful information
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| Author: Prasad 18 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
IP Addressing is useful information to all.
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| Author: Raghav 18 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Thank you very much hhhh for your comments.
And also I must Thank Vidya because this information on IP address is very useful to her.
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| Author: Raghav 18 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Thank you very much Prasad for your comments and i hope it was a useful information for you and hope it is useful for all members
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| Author: Krishnan C 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Silver Points : 2 |
FANTASTIC INFORMATION. KEEP IT UP.
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| Author: Raghav 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Thank you Krishnan and vidya
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