IP Addresses Flashcards
IPv4 Address
The logical address to a computer, consists of 32 bits in length, often represented in decimal format, 192.168.0.1, or in 4 binary octets. An IP address has an IPv4 or IPv6 address, a subnet mask, and a default gateway (aka the destination router)
IP related protocols
TCP Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol IP
Private IP Range
These IP address ranges can be used on multiple networks, ensuring that they are not reachable through the internet.
Class A: 10.0. 0.0 to 10.255. 255.255.
Class B: 172.16. 0.0 to 172.31. 255.255.
Class C: 192.168. 0.0 to 192.168. 255.255
Private IP Address
These IP addresses are normally an IPv4 IP address and are referred to as an RFC1918 IP address. Internal or private IP addresses are not reachable by external devices over the internet
APIPA
Automatic Private IP Addressing, self-assigns an automatic ip address with a specific network ID: 169.254.0.0/16, this happens when no DHCP server is found and the device does not have a static ip address assigned to it
Fail Safe
DHCP
dDynamic Host configuration Protocol. Keeps records of all assigned ip addresses. IP address assignment is automatic, ip addresses are assigned quickly
Static IP Address
Manually set ip address on the computer, then you need to manually keep track of each assigned AP, mostly used on servers/routers/switches where ip addresses should never change
Dynamic IP Address
IP address assignment is automatic, ip addresses are assigned quickly, best for hosts, phones, or other network nodes that don’t need a dedicated ip address. Requires a DHCP server
Minimum Required IP Settings
IP Address, Subnet Mask, Defauylt Gateway, DNS (can function without DNS but would not be able to browse the web)
Zero-Config Networking
Goal is to allow computer sand networking peripherals to be locally networked without manual configurations or special services.
Parts:
1. Automatic Link-local address assignmnets (APIPA)
2. Automatic hostname resolution (multicast DNS, NetBios)
3. Automatic Network Service location (printing, etc.)
Fail Safe
IPv4 Class system
IP classes provide a default mask based on the number in the first octet. Before subnetting existed:
Class A: 1st Octet Range: 1-126 Subnet: 255.0.0.0
Class B: 1st Octet Range: 128-191 Subnet: 255.255.0.0
Class C: 1st Octet Range: 192-223 Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Loopback Address
Any ip address that contains 172 in the first octet, 127.0.0.0/8 so 127.0.0.1-127.255.255.254
Link-Local Address
APIPA address, 169.254.0.0/16
CIDR Notation
Tells you how many binary bits are turned on in the subnet mask
EX: 192.168.1.0/24 = 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 = 255.255.255.0
Usable IP Address Range
For subnetting to determine the usable ip range on a subnet
EX: 192.168.50.1 - 192.168.50.230