where aa, bb, etc, are the decimal values (ranging from 0 to 255) of the 4 bytes which make up the internet address, for example:aa.bb.cc.dd
This is called the "Common Internet Address Notation". Internet addresses are commonly referred to as "IP addresses".149.144.21.60
149.144.21.60
is the IP
address of "ironbark", or to use its full domain name,
ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au.
. Note that the
traditional Internet literature refers to internet-connected
computers as hosts, which reflects the historical
nature of computers as multi-user timeshared systems. Lecture 11: The IP Protocol #1 | Copyright © 2004 P.Scott, La Trobe University Bendigo. |