Chapter 4

IP Addressing

This chapter covers the following topics related to Objective 1.4 (Given a scenario, configure a subnet and use appropriate IP addressing schemes) of the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 certification exam:

  • Public vs. private

    • RFC1918

    • Network address translation (NAT)

    • Port address translation (PAT)

  • IPv4 vs. IPv6

    • Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

    • Extended unique identifier (EUI-64)

    • Multicast

    • Unicast

    • Anycast

    • Broadcast

    • Link local

    • Loopback

    • Default gateway

  • IPv4 subnetting

    • Classless (variable-length subnet mask)

    • Classful

      • A

      • B

      • C

      • D

      • E

    • Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation

  • IPv6 concepts

    • Tunneling

    • Dual stack

    • Shorthand notation

    • Router advertisement

    • Stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC)

  • Virtual IP (VIP)

  • Subinterfaces ...

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