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 | format used to route the information. Your Internet | 
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 | service provider controls the IP address of any device it | 
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 | connects to the Internet. The IP addresses in your | 
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 | network must conform to IP addressing rules. In | 
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 | smaller LANs, most people will allow the DHCP | 
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 | function of a router or gateway to assign the IP | 
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 | addresses on internal networks. | 
| IP address | IP address is a  | 
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 | each sender or receiver of information that is sent in | 
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 | packets across the Internet. For example 80.80.80.69 is | 
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 | an IP address, it is the closet thing the Internet has to | 
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 | telephone numbers. When you “call” that number, | 
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 | using any connection methods, you get connected to | 
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 | the computer that “owns” that IP address. | 
| ISP | Internet Service Provider, is a company that maintains | 
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 | a network that is linked to the Internet by way of a | 
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 | dedicated communication line. An ISP offers the use | 
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 | of its dedicated communication lines to companies or | 
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 | individuals who can’t afford the high monthly cost for | 
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 | a direct connection. | 
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