These are not just random codes, they are commonly expressed as numbers, for example, 192.558.1.28 (A typical example of an IP address). They are produced mathematically by IANA.

Without IP addresses, none of the computers on the Internet would be able to communicate with each other and chaos would ensue. Displaying a computer's IP address on a Web page is straightforward ...

For example, a laptop is likely to be assigned a new IP when it starts up in a different hotspot (see DHCP). However, there is a physical address built into every unit of hardware, which cannot ...

For example, if your starting IP address is 192.168.1.50 and the maximum DHCP users specified are 20, you can assign an address such as 192.168.1.55. The last two digits should be in the range of ...

Note down your IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS numbers (in the format of number.number.number.number). You don't need to make a note of IPv6 numbers.

Go to ipdata , for example, and after a few seconds, the site displays your IP address, its assigned location and your ISP name. A datacenter IP is an address which isn't owned by an ISP.

Your IP address will appear in the right-hand pane of the window. Your MAC address is listed at the bottom of the Wi-Fi menu. 4. To find your MAC address for the adapter, click the Advanced… button.

What you see in that sample file is all you need to configure that static IP address. Do notice, you aren’t setting the address is the same fashion as you did with Ubuntu 16.04.