Whats the use of dot in IP addressing.

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  Manish Goyal

  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

  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

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

  '.' 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

  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

  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

  dot is just a separator between 8 bit binary no.s
  for IPv6 deployment check this out -> Ipv6 Deployment