Abstract
- Consists of 4 bytes & rigid Hierarchical Structure
Special IP Addresses
- IP Address that has special meanings or purposes otherwise just locating a Host on the Network
0.0.0.0
- Applications listen on address
0.0.0.0
, indicate that they are willing to accept incoming network connections from any available Network Interface on the Host - Useful when you want the application to be accessible from multiple interfaces or IP addresses