There’s a lot of confusion surrounding IP addresses – do they all have to be unique? How many are there? What do they do?

IP addresses are numerical identifiers used to identify devices on a network. Every computer on the internet has at least one IP address, and most devices have several. IP addresses are assigned to devices by their internet service providers, and they can be used to determine the geographic location of a device, as well as its internet service provider.

Most IP addresses are assigned dynamically, meaning they can change over time. However, some IP addresses are …