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title: "What is an IP address? Explain the difference between IPv4 and IPv6."  
description: "What is an IP address? Explain the difference between IPv4 and IPv6."  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2024-12-20  
updated: 2024-12-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113662/what-is-an-ip-address-explain-the-difference-between-ipv4-and-ipv6  
category: "application"  
tags: ["networking", "network-security", "network layer protocol"]  

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# What is an IP address? Explain the difference between IPv4 and IPv6.


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