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IP Addresses and Subnetting
This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks.
IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (including
computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the
network. These networking devices are also known as hosts.
Subnet masks determine the maximum number of possible hosts on a network. You can also
use subnet masks to divide one network into multiple sub-networks.
Introduction to IP Addresses
One part of the IP address is the network number, and the other part is the host ID. In the same
way that houses on a street share a common street name, the hosts on a network share a
common network number. Similarly, as each house has its own house number, each host on the
network has its own unique identifying number - the host ID. Routers use the network number
to send packets to the correct network, while the host ID determines to which host on the
network the packets are delivered.
Structure
An IP address is made up of four parts, written in dotted decimal notation (for example,
192.168.1.1). Each of these four parts is known as an octet. An octet is an eight-digit binary
number (for example 11000000, which is 192 in decimal notation).
Therefore, each octet has a possible range of 00000000 to 11111111 in binary, or 0 to 255 in
decimal.
The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1)
are the network number, and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID.
Summary of Contents for GS-2724
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Page 36: ...Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch GS 2724 User s Guide 36 ...
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Page 94: ...Chapter 8 VLAN GS 2724 User s Guide 94 Figure 36 Port Based VLAN Setup All connected ...
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Page 262: ...Chapter 38 Introducing Commands GS 2724 User s Guide 262 ...
Page 296: ...Chapter 42 IEEE 802 1Q Tagged VLAN Commands GS 2724 User s Guide 296 ...
Page 300: ...Chapter 44 Routing Domain Command Examples GS 2724 User s Guide 300 ...
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Page 312: ...Appendix B Changing a Fuse GS 2724 User s Guide 312 ...
Page 332: ...Appendix E Common Services GS 2724 User s Guide 332 ...
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