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IP addresses are often traced to service providers using WHOIS searches such as those provided by the five RIRs. WHOIS search results usually provide useful information for contacting the ISPs to report abuse.

IP addresses are often traced to service providers using WHOIS searches such as those provided by the five RIRs. WHOIS search results usually provide useful information for contacting the ISPs to report abuse.

IP version 4 is what's currently used by most network devices. However, with more and more computers accessing the internet, IPv4 addresses are running out quickly. Just like in a city, addresses have to be created for new neighborhoods but, if your neighborhood gets too large, you will have to come up with an entire new pool of addresses. IPv4 is limited to just 4,294,967,296 addresses. IP version 6 is the replacement for the aging IPv4. The estimated number of unique addresses for IPv6 is 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 2^128.

IP version 4 is what's currently used by most network devices. However, with more and more computers accessing the internet, IPv4 addresses are running out quickly. Just like in a city, addresses have to be created for new neighborhoods but, if your neighborhood gets too large, you will have to come up with an entire new pool of addresses. IPv4 is limited to just 4,294,967,296 addresses. IP version 6 is the replacement for the aging IPv4. The estimated number of unique addresses for IPv6 is 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 2^128. <ref name="What is My IP">http://www.whatismyip.com/faq/what-is-an-ip-address.asp</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

*[http://www.afrinic.net African Network Information Center]

*[http://www.afrinic.net African Network Information Center]

*[http://www.lacnic.net Latin American/Carribean Network Information Center]

*[http://www.lacnic.net Latin American/Carribean Network Information Center]

[[Category:Information technology]]

[[Category:Information technology]]