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Behind every domain name is an Internet protocol (IP) address. IP regulation is needed to ensure the advancement of the Internet for future generations.
Recent statistics indicate that 87% of all U.S. adults use the internet at their home, place of work, or school (Gallup, 2013). That totals to 208 million U.S. adults on the internet, however very few understand how the Internet is governed.
Behind every website name is a numerical address called an IP (Internet Protocol) address, but before you dismiss this information the way in which IP addresses are allocated matters immensely.
Who is ARIN?
During the beginning stages of the internet, developers created a series of numbers, Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), to effectively and efficiently network between computers.
A few years later the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), now a department of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), was created to help manage IPv4 IP addresses. As the internet continued to grow so did the need for IPs and organizations to manage their distribution. From the 1980s through the 2000s, a number of organizations were created to do just that.
In 1997, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), was created as a nonprofit to issue Internet number resources in its region that today includes parts of the Caribbean, Canada, and the US. ARIN was also created to facilitate consensus-based policies and even promote the advancement of the Internet through education and outreach (ARIN, 2013). Today we rely on ARIN to implement the policies developed through open and ongoing community input. In other words, ARIN is the organization with the authority to carry-out the policies we created around Internet numbers – whatever they say, goes!
What are IPs?
To sum it up, an IP address is a number that identifies a device on a computer network (ARIN, 2013). Computer-friendly identifiers are used for moving information from a source to a destination through a process known as routing.
In essence, you are nothing but an IP address. Every device you own that is/can be connected to the internet has a unique IP address that enables you to communicate with the internet. Whether you are using a computer, WiFi enabled cell phone or tablet; right now you are utilizing at least 2 IP addresses (the computer/device you are on plus that of the web page you are browsing)
Every web page you visit has an IP address. That site address that you put in to find out the latest NBA news, whether its NBA.com or BleacherReport.com, is linked to an IP address. These site addresses (domain names as they are really called) are just labels used in place of an IP address so that your computer can locate the site on the Internet.
Test it out
Go to CNN.com and see how it looks. Now open up a new tab and type in 184.108.40.206, what do you see? Hopefully you see the same thing as what is displayed when you type in CNN.com. Since CNN.com is on its very own unique, dedicated IP address the computer communicates directly with the IP address to deliver you with the latest news. To sum it up, CNN.com is located at the address 220.127.116.11.
Even your email depends on IP addresses to communicate. Each email you send out is associated with an IP address of the domain provider you are sending from. For example, if you’re a Gmail fan then your email will be associated with an IP address from Google. It’s the same with your work email, your email is sent from the IP associated with your company’s domain name.
IP addresses are what connect us to the internet and the world. However, the world is running out, running out of IPv4 space. So what do we do now?
Check out The Truth about IP addresses Part 2 to see how ARIN is dealing with the IPv4 depletion and how you can stay connected!
WhatsApp inaongeza wito wa sauti, Facebook inaangalia kuelekea TelecomFeb 24, 2014 Biashara ya ukubwa wa kati: Jinsi ya Kupata MsaadaFeb 25, 2014 Nyuma ya kila jina la kikoa ni anwani ya itifaki ya mtandao (IP). Usimamizi wa IP ni muhimu ili kuhakikisha maendeleo ya mtandao kwa vizazi vijavyo. Takwimu za hivi karibuni zinaonyesha kwamba asilimia 87 ya watu wazima nchini Marekani hutumia mtandao nyumbani, kazini au shuleni. Kwa mujibu wa ripoti hiyo, watu wazima milioni 208 nchini Marekani wana mtandao wa internet, lakini ni wachache sana wanaotambua jinsi mtandao unavyoendeshwa. Nyuma ya jina la kila tovuti kuna anwani ya tarakimu inayoitwa anwani ya IP (Protocol ya Mtandao), lakini kabla ya kuondoa habari hii, njia ambayo anwani za IP zimetengwa ni muhimu sana. Ni nani aliye na jina la ARIN? Katika hatua za mwanzo za mtandao, watengenezaji waliunda safu ya nambari, Internet Protocol toleo la 4 (IPv4) kwa ufanisi na ufanisi mtandao kati ya kompyuta. IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) ni shirika la Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ambalo linahusika na utunzaji wa anwani za IPv4. Internet ilipoendelea kukua, hivyo pia mahitaji ya IP na mashirika ya kusimamia usambazaji wao. Kuanzia miaka ya 1980 hadi 2000, makundi kadhaa yalianzishwa kufanya hivyo. "Kama ""American Registry for Internet Numbers"" (ARIN), moja ya tano Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ilianzishwa kama shirika lisilo la faida kutoa rasilimali za nambari za mtandao katika mkoa wake ambao leo ni pamoja na sehemu za Caribbean, Canada na Marekani." ARIN pia iliundwa ili kuwezesha sera za makubaliano na hata kukuza maendeleo ya mtandao kupitia elimu na ufikiaji (ARIN, 2013). Leo tunategemea ARIN kutekeleza sera zilizotengenezwa kupitia maoni ya wazi na ya kuendelea ya jamii. Kwa maneno mengine, ARIN ni shirika lenye mamlaka ya kutekeleza sera tulizotengeneza kuhusu nambari za mtandao - chochote wanachosema, kinaenda! IP ni nini? Anwani ya IP ni nambari inayotambulisha kifaa kwenye mtandao wa kompyuta (ARIN, 2013). Vitambulisho vya kompyuta hutumiwa kuhamisha habari kutoka chanzo hadi mahali pa kwenda kupitia mchakato unaojulikana kama njia. Kwa kweli, wewe ni kitu ila anwani ya IP. Kila kifaa unachokitumia ambacho kinaweza kuunganishwa na mtandao kina anwani ya kipekee ya IP ambayo inakuwezesha kuwasiliana na mtandao. Ikiwa una simu ya mkononi, kompyuta, au kompyuta ya mkononi, kwa kawaida, una angalau anwani mbili za IP (kompyuta au kifaa unachoitumia pamoja na ukurasa wa wavuti unaotembelea) na kila ukurasa unaotembelea una anwani ya IP. Kwa mfano, anwani ya tovuti ya NBA, kama vile NBA.com au BleacherReport.com, inaweza kuunganishwa na anwani ya IP. Anwani za tovuti (jina la kikoa kama zinavyoitwa kweli) ni lebo tu zinazotumiwa badala ya anwani ya IP ili kompyuta yako iweze kupata tovuti kwenye mtandao. "Kama unavyoona, unaweza kwenda kwenye tovuti ya CNN na kuona jinsi inavyoonekana.""" Sasa fungua tab mpya na uandike 184.108.40.206 na utaona nini? Kwa hivyo, tunatumaini kuwa utapata kitu ambacho kinaonekana wakati wa kuandika kwenye wavuti ya CNN. Kwa kuwa CNN.com ina anwani yake ya IP ya kipekee, kompyuta inazungumza moja kwa moja na anwani ya IP ili kukupa habari za hivi karibuni. Kwa mfano, CNN.com ni tovuti ya mtandao wa kijamii, na inapatikana katika anwani ya 220.127.116.11. Hata barua pepe yako inategemea anwani za IP kuwasiliana. Kila barua pepe unayotuma inahusishwa na anwani ya IP ya mtoa huduma wa kikoa unaotuma kutoka. Kwa mfano, kama wewe ni shabiki wa Gmail basi barua pepe yako itakuwa kuhusishwa na anwani ya IP kutoka Google. Ni sawa na barua pepe yako ya kazi, barua pepe yako hutumwa kutoka kwa IP inayohusishwa na jina la kikoa cha kampuni yako. Anwani za IP ni kile kinachotuunganisha na mtandao na ulimwengu. Hata hivyo, kwa sasa, nchi nyingi zinakabiliwa na shida ya nafasi ya IPv4. Kwa hiyo tunafanya nini sasa? Angalia Ukweli kuhusu Anwani za IP Sehemu ya 2 ili kuona jinsi ARIN inashughulika na uchovu wa IPv4 na jinsi unaweza kukaa kushikamana!