An Ip Address, Short For Internet Protocol Address, Is An Identifying Number For A Piece Of Network Hardware. Having An Ip Address Allows A Device To Communicate With Other Devices Over An Ip-based Network Like The Internet.
What Is An Ip Address Used For?
An Ip Address Provides An Identity To A Networked Device. Similar To A Home Or Business Address Supplying That Specific Physical Location With An Identifiable Address, Devices On A Network Are Differentiated From One Another Through Ip Addresses.
If I'm Going To Send A Package To My Friend In Another Country, I Have To Know The Exact Destination. It's Not Enough To Just Put A Package With His Name On It Through The Mail And Expect It To Reach Him. I Must Instead Attach A Specific Address To It, Which You Could Do By Looking It Up In A Phone Book.
This Same General Process Is Used When Sending Data Over The Internet. However, Instead Of Using A Phone Book To Look Up Someone's Name To Find Their Physical Address, Your Computer Uses Dns Servers To Look Up A Hostname To Find Its Ip Address.
In Windows, You Can Find Your Device's Ip Address Via The Command Prompt, Using The Ipconfig Command.
Linux Users Can Launch A Terminal Window And Enter The Command Hostname -i (That's A Capital "I"), Ifconfig, Or Ip Addr Show.
POST BY- RAHUL DORA
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