Hi folks, I'm writing a shell script to validate the format of an IP address, and was wondering the best way to go about doing this.<BR>All help greatly appreciated.<BR>Regards Ned.

"I am not a number. I am a free man!" Earlier this year,the availability of Internet addresses (of the 104.207.205.4 format) in their old form ran dry, much like fossil fuel will in the future. The ...

You could also get a static IP for your router—which is handy if you run a web server, for example, but expect your ISP to charge extra. IP addresses are typically in the same format as a 32-bit ...

An Internet Protocol address is a number that identifies a device in a network, though the term is often used to refer to a device on the Internet itself. An IP address is vital for transferring data ...