Whats the use of dot in IP addressing.

sushant005

sushant005

@sushant005-tyt4WK • Oct 22, 2024
Hi Friends,

When we write an address on a browser, computer translate it into a IP address which is a sequence of numbers followed by dot.
I want to know that what is the use of that dot?What does dot indicate?
How an email address is translated into an IP address?
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  • Manish Goyal

    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep • Jun 10, 2010

    There are basically two parts of an IP address

    one is known as net id and other is known as host id

    In order two distinguish between both we use dot

    There is also one sub net id which is mainly used in case of sub-netting
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  • Morningdot Hablu

    Morningdot Hablu

    @morningdot-6Xuj4M • Jun 10, 2010

    goyal is right.
    let me update you with some latest technology.
    ipv4 is a 32 bit addressing format like "22.0.0.0".
    here you notice that three dot's are used.
    but all the addresses of 32 bit addresssing formet is used out.
    so now a day ipv6 128 bit addressing format is used like "1980:0db8:ac10:fe01:0000:0000:0000:0000".
    so what about these dots ?
    what they denotes ?
    And isn't any problem while connecting ipv6 with ipv4 address formet ?
    if yes then what is the problem and hoe it is fixed now ?
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  • sushant005

    sushant005

    @sushant005-tyt4WK • Jun 10, 2010

    Is it true to say that dot is used as a path to the right server.
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  • durga ch

    durga ch

    @durga-TpX3gO • Jun 10, 2010

    '.' is just a separation between each byte . sometimes its easier to understand the class of address depending on the first 1.2.3 bytes which is again a separation.
    Class A is like - 10.x.x.x so on and so forth

    since . or : are just separation operators it should not be making a huge difference in the way the hosts are addressed.
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  • Morningdot Hablu

    Morningdot Hablu

    @morningdot-6Xuj4M • Jun 10, 2010

    durga
    '.' is just a separation between each byte . sometimes its easier to understand the class of address depending on the first 1.2.3 bytes which is again a separation.
    Class A is like - 10.x.x.x so on and so forth

    since . or : are just separation operators it should not be making a huge difference in the way the hosts are addressed.
    hi durga
    Isn't any problem while connecting ipv6 with ipv4 address formet ?
    if yes then what is the problem and hoe it is fixed now ?
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  • durga ch

    durga ch

    @durga-TpX3gO • Jun 10, 2010

    what do you mean by connecting?
    I see it this way, any other intutive reasoning as always welcomed.
    IP address is to tag a computer right?
    Say you have two housed A and B
    Address of A: house number xyz
    street number wer
    city rty
    state ttt
    country bbbn

    Address of B:
    block number 1222
    suburb aaa
    state

    now, if you post a mail from A to B. do you really have to do anything? Yes, the post office should have knowledge of both , but as a user you really wont be doing much other than writing the address as it is right?
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  • vik001ind

    vik001ind

    @vik001ind-rOaCSy • Jun 19, 2010

    dot is just a separator between 8 bit binary no.s
    for IPv6 deployment check this out -> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_deployment" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ipv6 Deployment</a>
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