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What is the purpose of the IP address
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The IP address Identifies both the logical host and the logical network addresses.
Each host on the entire network must have a unique IP address. Two devices on the same subnet must have IP addresses with the same network portion of the address. Two devices on the same subnet must have unique host portions of the IP address. Do not use the first or the last host address on a subnet address range. |
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What is the purpose of the Subnet mask
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The subnet mask identifies which portion of the IP address is the network address, and which portion is the host address. Two devices on the same subnet must be configured with the same subnet mask.
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What is the purpose of the Default gateway
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The default gateway identifies the router to which communications for remote networks are sent. The default gateway address is the IP address of the router interface on the same subnet as the local host. Without a default gateway set, most clients will be unable to communicate with hosts outside of the local subnet.
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What is the purpose of the DNS server
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The DNS server address identifies the DNS server that is used to resolve host names to IP addresses.
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What is the purpose of the Host name
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The host name identifies the logical name of the local system.
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