Questions tagged [ip]
The IP (internet protocol) is a protocol for transmitting data over packets ("datagrams"). It is the primary protocol of the Internet. "IP" may also refer to an IP address, the numerical address assigned to an IP-capable device.
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Transatlantic ping faster than sending a pixel to the screen?
John Carmack tweeted,
I can send an IP packet to Europe faster than I can send a pixel to the screen. How f’d up is that?
And if this weren’t John Carmack, I’d file it under “the interwebs being ...
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Why does pinging 192.168.072 (only 2 dots) return a response from 192.168.0.58?
I mistakenly missed the dot off of an IP address and typed in 192.168.072.
To my surprise I connected to a machine at 192.168.0.58
If I ping 192.168.072 I get responses from 192.168.0.58.
Why is ...
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How can I list all IPs in the connected network, through Terminal preferably?
Using Ubuntu 10.10 command line, how can I list all IPs connected to my home network?
Ideally, it needs to be a CLI command as I will be running it from C++.
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What is the exact use of a MAC address?
I understand that IP addresses are hierarchical, so that routers throughout the internet know which direction to forward a packet. With MAC addresses, there is no hierarchy, and thus packet forwarding ...
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Why can't I email myself at: [email protected]?
I opened cmd and typed ping gmail.com. It shows me:
C:\Windows\system32>ping gmail.com
Pinging gmail.com [74.125.235.55] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.235.55: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
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IP address that is the equivalent of /dev/null
Is there an IP address that would result in any packet sent to be ignored (blackholed)?
I know I can always set up a router with an IP address and then just have it ignore all packets sent to it, but ...
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Must TCP use IP?
Is it true that TCP is short for TCP/IP and they mean the same thing?
Is it possible for TCP to be built on top of another protocol besides IP?
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Why is localhost IP 127.0.0.1?
I wondered what is the origin of the decision to make localhost's IP address 127.0.0.1. What is the "meaning" of 127? what is the "meaning" of 0.0.1?
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Are IP addresses with and without leading zeroes the same?
I have a security system and the network setting only allows a three-digit IP address. I can't set it to 192.168.2.100, instead I have to use 192.168.002.100.
Are these two IP addresses different? Do ...
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Why does Qatar use a single IP address when 800,000 IP addresses are allocated to it?
In discussions about IP address banning, IP 82.148.97.69 is often cited as an example. According to Wikipedia, this IP address is the public address of "the entire nation of Qatar". There are two ...
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Windows command that returns external IP
Is there a command by which I can find my external IP of my router or my NAT\DSL Router, etc., eliminating the need to visit whatsmyip.net or similar.
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Can you grab any IP address on the Internet?
On a personal network (LAN) one can simply grab an IP address. If you choose the same IP address as an existing client, you get problems. There are companies like IANA and ICANN that are in charge of ...
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Do servers hold one website only?
As from what I understand the DNS link the domain name with the IP address of the server the website is stored on, does that mean each server can only hold one website? If they don't, how does calling ...
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Do two computers connected on the same Wi-Fi have the same IP address?
Do two computers connected on the same Wi-Fi have the same IP address (for example, my dad's computer and my computer, at home)?
If so, how does the outside world distinguishes one computer with the ...
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How can I own an IP address?
How can I own an IP address like I do with domains?
I have done some research and it seems that you can't buy a single IP, but rather you have to purchase a range of IP addresses.
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