How I spend my Democracy Day
Learning Networking Basics
Moving on to module 9.
The Internet Protocol
The IPV4 Address
Octets and Dotted - Decimal
The IPV4 Address Structure
It started with having a clear understanding about what IPV4 Address is. A logical network address that identified a particular host. The IPv4 address must be properly configured and unique within the LAN for local communication.
IPv4 addresses are 32 bits in length, grouped into four 8 bits called octets.
With the aid of a diagram, I critically understand the network portion and host portion of an IPv4 address. All devices on the same LAN are recognized by the first 3 octets while each device must have a unique host component. For devices to communicate on the same LAN, the network portion has to be the same. For example, we have a network with an IPv4 address 192.168.10.1 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. For any device to communicate over the same LAN must have the same network portion, 192.168.10.0 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
Thanks for reading.
I've been focusing on what connects and link everything together. The components, systems, models, addresses, layers etc. A bitter sweet journey.