IP Addressing Flashcards

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Internet Protocol (IP) Address

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An assigned numerical label that is used to identify Internet communicating device on a computer network

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2
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Multicast Address

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  • A logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network
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Class A CIDR

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/8

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Class B CIDR

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/16

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Class C CIDR

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/24

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RFC 1918

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Used to document how organizations could conduct address allocation for private Internets (Intranets)

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Loopback Address

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Creates a loopback to the host 127.0.0.1

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8
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Automatic Private IP Addresses (APIPA)

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  • 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
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Virtual IP Address (VIP or VIPA)

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An IP address that does not correlate to an actual physical network interface

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Unicast

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  • Data travels from a single source to a single destination device
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Multicast

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Data travels from a single source device to multiple (but specific) destination devices

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Broadcast

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  • Data travels from a single source device to all devices on a destination network
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13
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Static Assignment

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Manually typing in the IP address for the host, its subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server

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Dynamic Assignment

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Dynamic allocation of IP addresses

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15
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Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

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  • Identifies NetBIOS systems on a TCP/IP network and converts those NetBIOS names to IP addresses
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16
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Bootstrap Protocol

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  • Dynamically assigns IP addresses and allows a workstation to load a copy of their boot image over the network
17
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Address Exhaustion

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Running out of network addresses in IPv4

18
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Dual Stack

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Running both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols by your network devices simultaneously

19
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Tunneling

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Allows an existing IPv4 router to carry IPv6 traffic

20
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Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)

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Used to learn the Layer 2 addresses that are on a given network