IP Addressing Flashcards
Internet Protocol (IP) Address
An assigned numerical label that is used to identify Internet communicating device on a computer network
Multicast Address
- A logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network
Class A CIDR
/8
Class B CIDR
/16
Class C CIDR
/24
RFC 1918
Used to document how organizations could conduct address allocation for private Internets (Intranets)
Loopback Address
Creates a loopback to the host 127.0.0.1
Automatic Private IP Addresses (APIPA)
- Used when a device does not have a static IP address or cannot reach a DHCP server
- 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255
Virtual IP Address (VIP or VIPA)
An IP address that does not correlate to an actual physical network interface
Unicast
- Data travels from a single source to a single destination device
Multicast
Data travels from a single source device to multiple (but specific) destination devices
Broadcast
- Data travels from a single source device to all devices on a destination network
Static Assignment
Manually typing in the IP address for the host, its subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server
Dynamic Assignment
Dynamic allocation of IP addresses
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
- Identifies NetBIOS systems on a TCP/IP network and converts those NetBIOS names to IP addresses