Breaks down the five IP address classes in order to explain how they manipulate TCP/IP protocol functionality Before two or more computers can communicate with each other, a set of rules has to be in ...

The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

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Let's begin our discussion of TCP/IP by using an example network composed of a small office containing five computers that are connected to the Internet using a router. TCP/IP networks are built using ...

An internet protocol (IP) address is a unique identifying number assigned to a device that connects to the internet. It functions as an online device address―characterized by a string of numbers―used ...