What Is My IP Address

About IP Address Lookup Tool

IP Address defined

IP stands for Internet Protocol, an address that consists of numbers, separated by periods, assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). It servers as an identifier for each device connected to the internet.

IP addresses are also used for domain names on the web.

Types of IP Addresses

There are two types of IP Addresses. IPv4 and IPv6

IPv4: Internet Protocol version 4 is an old and most used version of IP address. It was deployed in the early 1980s. IPv4 addresses are 32-bit long and contain five classes, ranging from A to E. That 32-bit address space provides almost 4.3 billion unique addresses. Although some IP blocks are reserved for particular uses.

An example of an IPv4 address: 32.253.431.175

IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6, the recent version of the IP address. When IPv4 was deployed. At that time, internet devices were rare. The accelerated growth in the internet of things (IoT) and the unconstructive growth of IPv4 addresses led to the fear of a shortage of IPv4 addresses. IPv6 addresses are 128-bit long and contain both numbers and letters. That 128-bit address space provides almost 340 undecillion (36 zeros) unique addresses. In other words, IPv6 addresses contribute 1,028 times more addresses than IPv4.

An example of an IPv6 address: 2001:4860:4860:0000:0000:0000:0000:8888