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Addressing

IPv4, subnetting, IPv6, NAT

IPv4 addressing

What an IPv4 address is, how dotted notation maps to binary, which ranges are private (RFC 1918), what 127.0.0.1 and 169.254.x.x mean, and how devices get addresses.

Subnetting & CIDR

What subnetting is, how CIDR notation works, and how to calculate any subnet by hand: with worked examples, a live subnet calculator, comparison tables and FAQ.

IPv6 addressing

IPv6 addressing: eight hex groups, mercifully shortened. Part of the free Link to NetEra networking curriculum.

NAT & private ranges

NAT & private ranges: private in, public out, one address for the house. Part of the free Link to NetEra networking curriculum.