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9,309 PointsWhy the up limit figure of IPV4 is 255 rather than 999?
where does the figure "255" come from?
3 Answers
Laurence Foley
16,695 Pointseach octet in an IPv4 address represents an 8 bit binary number. There are 256 unique combinations you can get using 8 bits, so you can represent 256 numbers. Because the 0 is included, that allows you to count from 0 to 255.
Syazzwan Pesalni
1,488 PointsThanks Laurence!
Tanvir Rashid
495 Pointsthnx Laurence
Matthew Stevens
Courses Plus Student 1,828 Pointsthz laurenzo
Sheldon Li
9,309 PointsSheldon Li
9,309 PointsThanks Laurence ! Good to know it..
Adam Fournace
Courses Plus Student 4,115 PointsAdam Fournace
Courses Plus Student 4,115 PointsVery concise and informative.