What is an IP address

How much info do the commands ipconfig and ifconfig provide

A lot

What is the ifconfig command?

Linux and. macOS Used for displaying current network configuration info, setting up an IP address net mask or broadcast address to an network interface Creating an alias for network interface Setting up hardware address Enable or disable network interfaces

Can two computers have the same IP address in a network?

No just like how no two computers can have the same MAC address

What is a subnet mask

A 32 bit sequence that is used to compare to a network ID to determine if the destination is local or not local

What host ID do the LAN-side NIC on the default gateway usually have

1

What is the most common type of IP address

A 32 binary bit value

What do routers need in order to correctly route pckeys

An IP address on all the LANs that it serves

What three things must Internet protocol do in order for WLANs and LANd to not run into problems when using IP addresses

Create a way to use IP addresses so that each LAN has its own identification Interconnect all LANs using routers allowing them to use network identification to send packets to the right network Give each computer on the network some way to recognize if a packet is for the LAN or for a computer on the WAN, so it knows how to handle the packet

What is the routing table

The *routing table* contains only the best routes from every routing protocol.

Why do larger networks tend to have 1 number network IDs while smaller networks have 3 number network IDs

The lower the amount of numbers in the ID, the more individual IDs for computers on the network Ex/ a three number network ID can have about 255 computers while a 1 number network ID can have millions of users

What is a network ID

The number that identifies computers in a shared network. The first 3 numbers of an IP address is the network ID

Can a computer share the same IP address as a network?

Yes

Would you add extra 0s in front to make 8 digits when writing in binary for ip addresses?

Yes. Must work in sets of 8

How do I convert from decimal to binary when reading an IP address

Use the calculator

What is the "ipconfig" command?

Windows OS This enables you to refresh the DNS and DHCP settings and to check the status of network connections or to reconfigure them.

What is a default gateway

he default gateway address is the IP address of the router interface used for network traffic to exit the local network. The default gateway is an IP address that is often assigned by the network administrator and is used when traffic must be routed to another network.