The Motive Web Design Glossary
internet protocol address, IP address
Website statistics
The IP address of the device (for example the cable modem), that is used to connect to the web is recorded each time a file is accessed.
The IP address of the device you are using to view this webpage is: 54.242.188.217
Internet Protocol (IP) is a scheme for assigning a unique identifier to all devices connected to the internet.
‘Devices’ include computers, servers, printers, PDA’s and modems.
Each device is assigned, and can be identified by, a unique address; a series of numbers (not dissimilar to a phone number).
For example, the IP address of the server that hosts the Motive website is:
210.48.108.59
IP addresses and domain names
An IP address can also be entered using a more ‘human’ equivalent, a domain name.
If a domain name has been assigned, a domain name system server (DNS server) matches the domain name with the corresponding IP address to ‘find’ the device.
Assigning a domain name to an IP address is optional.
address, DNS server, domain name, internet, web server logs
References and further reading
- Query the APNIC Whois Database (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre)
Find the owner of an IP address (Asia-Pacific). - Reverse IP Lookup (American Registry of Internet Names)
Find the owner of an IP address. (North America only).
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