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IP Address Converter

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Summary

IP Address Converter converts IPv4 between pointed decimal notations, binaries, hexadecimal, and 32-bit integers. Each octet is 0-255 and represents 8 bits, so conversion is basically a change in the number base. Tools like this help when reading log, writing firewall rules, or understanding how computers store IP addresses.

Key points

IPv4 has four octets and each octet is made up of eight bits.
The decimal 192 is equal to the binary 11000000 and the hexadecimal C0
The IPv4 integers are o1 x 256^3 + o2 x 256^2 + o3 x 256 + o4
IPv6 is written as eight hexadecimal groups of 16 bits
Conversion doesn't change the address, just the way it's written.

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