WHAT IS NETWORK OR I.P. ADDRESS?

NETWORK ADDRESS

It is more commonly known as IP address.  It is the numeric address of a computer connected to the network. It can be compared to the physical address that we use for our homes which uniquely identifies it from the rest of the homes in our neighborhood, town, city, province, country and the whole wide world.

Also is a set of numbers, called as “octets” or “dotted decimal” notation, that identifies any network device.

IP Versions

IPv4 – Internet Protocol version 4 known as "standard version".

It is canonically represented in dotted-decimal notation, which consists of four decimal numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots, e.g., 172.16.254.1. Each part represents a group of 8 bits (octet) of the address.'

IPv6 – Internet Protocol version 6 known as "advanced version".

CLASSES OF IP ADDRESS

Class A - 1 to 126

Class B - 128 to 191

Class C - 192 to 223

Class D - 224 to 239

Class E - 240 to 255

Note:  127 – Loop back function of a network Class D - is for multicast Class E - reserved for future or experimental purposes

CREATING IP ADDRESS 

1.  Right click My Network Places

2.  Click Properties

3.  Right click Local Area Connection

4.  Click Properties

5.  Click TCP/IP

6. Click Properties           Obtain an IP address automatically           Use the following IP address

7.  Click OK

IP CONFIGURATION

1.  Click Start button

2.  Click Run

3.  Type cmd

4.  Type ipconfig

5.  Type ping [IP address]