
Freecom Storage Gateway (FSG)
This serves the same basic function as a street address. It helps you find out where you
GB currently are, while also providing other information. The IP address consists of four numbers between 0 and 255 (e.g., 192.168.0.12).
Domain Name Server
The computer address is difficult to read, which is why a second system is used in the Internet by the name of DNS (Domain Name Server). This translates
Internet address classes
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocates certain blocks of addresses to organizations. Individual users or small organizations can obtain their addresses either from the IANA or from an Internet service provider (ISP). You can visit the IANA homepage at www.iana.org. The IANA issues different class of IP addresses. There are five standard classes of IP addresses. They are:
Class A
Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 hosts on a single network. They use an eight- bit network number and a
Class B
Class B addresses can have up to 65,354 hosts on a network. A Class B address uses a 16- bit network number and a
Class C
Class C addresses may have up to 254 hosts in one network. Class C addresses use 24 bits for network addresses and eight bits for nodes. They range from 192.0.1x to 223.255.254.x.