What does each component of an IP Address represent? Take &quot;215.54.87.2&quot;. According to https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iplocation.net&#x2F; this IP address is located in Columbus, Ohio. (I made up those numbers....it is just some random Jerry.)<p>Does &quot;215.&quot; essentially say the IP address is located in the US, &quot;215.54.&quot; say it is in Ohio and &quot;215.54.87.&quot; say it is a company in Columbus? Further, a single company would own the block of &quot;215.54.87.*&quot;, no? And that company may or may not be an ISP, right?<p>The above is for an IPv4 address...how does the breakdown work for IPv6 addresses?<p>I feel like these are stupid beginner questions but I can&#x27;t seem to find a good tutorial on IP addresses for dummies.
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