IP

In order to continue I need to define some terms, so this is a little mini series before I keep going

I.P. Address

An IP is basically like an address for your computer. Everyone has a different one. It can be paralleled to a street address. It is your own personal space. It is for your computer and your computer only.

IPs are always written in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where ‘x’ is a positive number)

One special IP that can be used for your own computer is 127.000.000.001 (which can be written in short as 127.0.0.1) This is like saying ‘home’ instead of 123 maple st. Whenever you use the IP 127.0.0.1 you mean your own computer.

To find out your own IP I recommend http://www.ip-adress.com/it is very simple. You simply visit the page and it tells you your current IP.