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What is IP address

What is IP address? | Trace IP Address | IP Address Finder | IPv4 | IPv6 | IP Classes IP Address is an internet address of any computer who is connected with internet. IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every communication on internet based on IP address. Every device or computer connected with internet has unique and public IP address.

IP address has 2 versions 1st and classic is IPv4 (32 bits) e.g. 100.3.20.4 and 2nd is IPv6 (128 bits) e.g. 2001:1:5F3A:0:206:AE14

ISP's and networking companies purchase IP ranges from IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) and distribute or sale their IPese to their clients. Online Web Servers, Mail Servers and Data Servers etc. need public IP. If you want to stand your own email or web server then you need to buy a dedicated (Fixed) and public IP from your ISP.

At this moment you are using internet and reading this tutorial about IP address. You must have a public IP that is communicating with internet. If you don't have public IP its mean your computer is member of private network or your ISP distributing internet using private IPese and saving their IP range but certainly your internet communication is being process via public IP. You can see your public IP from this page.


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