The English abbreviation IP stands for Internet Protocol and is usually used in combination with the word address, which in English sounds like this: IP-address. This concept denotes a unique node address in any computer network, including the Internet, built in accordance with the IP protocol. But the difference between the Internet and a local network is that in it, in view of its scale, it is necessary to ensure the uniqueness of the address at the global level.
Instructions
Step 1
The most widespread is the IPv4 encoding, according to which this address is represented by a 32-bit number. But it is written not as a sequence of ones and zeros, but in the form of four numbers of the decimal system of calculation, taking values from 0 to 255, moreover, separated by dots. For example, the IP address might look like 192.169.0.1.
Step 2
Now about the types of IP-addresses. A static address, as the name suggests, identifies a node for an unlimited time interval, and, in view of this, it cannot be assigned to another device. Dynamic is assigned to a node for a limited time, for example, for the period of its connection to the network. This type of address can be virtual, which is serviced using NAT technology.
Step 3
A network user can find out his IP address using four protocols, the most common of which is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). If your computer has a Windows operating system, type ipconfig in its command line, after which, in fact, your IP address will be displayed.
Step 4
This service is now available in the Yandex. It is called Yandex Internet. To use it, just enter the following words into the search box: "Yandex Internet". On the highlighted page, find the name "Yandex Internet - measuring connection speed" and follow this link, as a result, your IP address will automatically appear on the monitor screen. Everything is very simple.
Step 5
But there is another unique resource on the Internet, which is called "Your IP", by going to which you can not only find out your IP, but also this address of another node you are interested in. Here is a link to this site:
Step 6
Thus, if the IP address displayed when using the above resources looks like this: 93.74.175.88, you should know that this is the address of your site on the Internet of a static type.
