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IP - Internet Protocol
Date Posted: 20 July, 2009 | Views: 5515 | Article ID: 31
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IP's are typically specific numbers (e.g. 123.23.21.8) that identify your presence on a network of computers, such as the Internet; these numbers are never greater than 255.255.255.255 under current IPv4 standards. Modern IPv6 allows for a much longer hexadecimal address (e.g. 2ffe:1800:3525:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf).
The Internet Protocol itself is the method by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet through its unique IP identification. To work IP's must also use TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) to manage other aspects of the connection between Internet connected computers.
Essentially every time you connect to the Internet your computer is assigned a unique IP address, which identifies you to other online computers and services. Most ISPs offer a dynamic IP, which changes each time you connect. By comparison a static IP means that your online address is always the same no matter how many times you reconnect, which is good for setting up your own servers.
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