What is an IP address? In this blog post, you will find answers to these and other questions.

What is an IP?

The IP address is a concept that is heard by almost everyone who uses the Internet. This technology, which is comparable to authentication, does more than we know. 

The term IP originally stands for “Internet Protocol”. It acts as a signature to all processes that take place on the Internet. The IP address can be seen as a fingerprint, as everyone has his unique fingerprints, and no one has the same one. The connection of one virtual machine with the other over the Internet is possible only through the IP addresses. From this, we can conclude that the IP address not only follows us but also plays a key role in all our Internet transactions. So, it is beneficial to have a thorough understanding of IP technology that plays the number one role on the Internet.

 

What is an IP Survey?

Users can easily query and learn the IP address of their devices. Computers also establish a connection after identifying each other's IP addresses. In the same way, every time you access the Internet, the IP address becomes the most important user information. 

 

So, how important is it important to query your IP address? 

The only way to find out where you’ve connected to the Internet is to search your IP address through your server just as in the search engines as it’s checked within the device. 

When you type “IP Survey” on the search bar you can see the IP address of your device. The IP address is a 4-digit 8-bit (binary digits) number which is 32-bit total. These numbers, separated by dots, consist of a maximum of 3 digits. Each number can take a value of no more than 254. This numbering system is called an octet. These numbers are written as a group of eight hexadecimal numbers to make it easier to read. 

 

What are the parts of the IP address?

The IP address consists of two main parts. The first part, network ID, indicates the network the device is connected to. The second part, "Host ID", helps to locate the device from its IP address. The host ID is the last 3 digits and the rest of the ID is called network ID.

 

What is Static and Dynamic IP Address?

As the name implies, IP addresses are called static and dynamic because of their constancy. While the static IP address never changes, the exact opposite occurs on Dynamic address. Every time you access the Internet Dynamic IP addresses changes.

 

What are the versions of IP addresses?

IPv4 and IPv6 are the most popular protocols. The main features of these two distinct protocols are:

IPv4 - uses a 32-bit address space. It is called IPv4 because it contains 4 parts (abc.abc.abc.abc). Currently, its use is steadily declining and is being replaced by IPv6. The reason for this is the increasing use of computers and the Internet as well as the inability of a dedicated IP address to each device.

IPv6 - uses 128-bit address space, is a very long IP address. The IPv6 is safer. Thanks to this system, it is possible to create an IP address that will reach the entire population of the world.

 

What is an IP address? In this blog post, you will find answers to these and other questions.