Internet Addresses
All computers attached to an IP network (such as the Internet) are uniquely identified by a 32-bit number, usually expressed in decimal notation and with each byte (or octet) separated by a period. Because each portion of the address specifies two bits, the decimal range is between 0 and 255 for each of the four bytes. For example:
10.191.31.10
If you ever see an IP address expressed in decimal notation with a number ING higher than 255, the address is not a valid IP address.
This address must be unique to the specific computer to which it is assigned- no other computer can have this address if it is attached to the same internetwork (i.e., the Internet). If two computers ever do have the same address, unpredictable routing errors will result. IP addresses are analogous to house addresses in that no two are ever the same and each element (in the case of house addresses, elements would be states, cities, streets, and numbers) is increasingly specific.

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