Logical address that is used to uniquely identify a device on the internet
It is used for communication from one network to another (WAN) or over the Internet
It is an connectionless protocol
Command: ipconfig /all
IPv4 → 32 bits, Made of 4 Octets (8 bits = 1 byte = 1 octet)
IP Address is represented in Binary and Dotted Decimal Format
Divided into 2 parts Network ID and Host ID using Subnet Mask
Network ID identifies the Network (College, Office, Home, etc.) and Host ID is used to identify the devices on that Network
Subnet Mask: Used to decide the subnet/ network of the device
Default Gateway: The routers IP address (Allows to communicate to other network)