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Internet Protocol

Routable and non routable address groups

Address is four binary 8 bit (32) in total numbers, which range from 0 to 255.

00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000 of which each byte is 0 or 1 base 2.

The mask determines how many addresses are available. This can be written in two ways: 1. Binary 32 bits 2. 255.255.255.0 meaning 3. /24 notation CIDR

Digital Ocean Guide

Network Address Translation, allows the addresses to be rewritten when packets traverse network borders to allow them to continue on to their correct destination

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