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What does this IP means , 192.168.0.1/24 ? How does it apply to a
normal network usage ? Thanks.

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Daniel
 
IP addresses are written in decimal notation but are best understood
in binary. Decimal is what we count in and goes from 0 to 9 – hex foes
from 0 to 1 (0,1) giving 2 possible numbers for each place holder.
Each segment of an IP address is made up of 8 bits counted in binary
from 00000000 = 0 to 11111111=255 counting the 0 that is 256 possible
combinations.

In the example of 192.168.0.1/24 - 192.168.0.1 is the IP address and
24 is the Subnet mask written in the number of bits used counting from
left to right. In this case
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 The first 24 bits are 1 the rest
are 0 converting to decimal it reads 255.255.255.0 the purpose of the
subnet mast is to tell the computer what part of the IP address is the
network and what part is the host (Individual computers on that
network) if the example you gave all the computers on your local area
network (LAN) would have an address of 192.168.0.xxx (form 1 to 254)
(0 and 255 are reserved) so you could connect 254 computers on that
network. There is a lot more to it than this see www.howstuffworks.com
for more info.
 
John said:
IP addresses are written in decimal notation but are best understood
in binary. Decimal is what we count in and goes from 0 to 9 – hex foes
from 0 to 1 (0,1) giving 2 possible numbers for each place holder.
Each segment of an IP address is made up of 8 bits counted in binary
from 00000000 = 0 to 11111111=255 counting the 0 that is 256 possible
combinations.

In the example of 192.168.0.1/24 - 192.168.0.1 is the IP address and
24 is the Subnet mask written in the number of bits used counting from
left to right. In this case
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 The first 24 bits are 1 the rest
are 0 converting to decimal it reads 255.255.255.0 the purpose of the
subnet mast is to tell the computer what part of the IP address is the
network and what part is the host (Individual computers on that
network) if the example you gave all the computers on your local area
network (LAN) would have an address of 192.168.0.xxx (form 1 to 254)
(0 and 255 are reserved) so you could connect 254 computers on that
network. There is a lot more to it than this see www.howstuffworks.com
for more info.


(e-mail address removed) (Daniel Tan) wrote in message
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Way to go, you just did someones homework for them.

Matt
 
John I. said:
IP addresses are written in decimal notation but are best understood
in binary. Decimal is what we count in and goes from 0 to 9 - hex foes
from 0 to 1 (0,1) giving 2 possible numbers for each place holder.
Each segment of an IP address is made up of 8 bits counted in binary
from 00000000 = 0 to 11111111=255 counting the 0 that is 256 possible
combinations.

In the example of 192.168.0.1/24 - 192.168.0.1 is the IP address and
24 is the Subnet mask written in the number of bits used counting from
left to right. In this case
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 The first 24 bits are 1 the rest
are 0 converting to decimal it reads 255.255.255.0 the purpose of the
subnet mast is to tell the computer what part of the IP address is the
network and what part is the host (Individual computers on that
network) if the example you gave all the computers on your local area
network (LAN) would have an address of 192.168.0.xxx (form 1 to 254)
(0 and 255 are reserved) so you could connect 254 computers on that
network. There is a lot more to it than this see www.howstuffworks.com
for more info.


(e-mail address removed) (Daniel Tan) wrote in message
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Wow! That was good. If I ask you what time is it, would you tell me how to
build a watch? Just kidding, your answer was very thorough.

Dave H.
 
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