IP address: network portion
IP address: network portion
Network addresses are managed by an organization in Norfolk, Virginia, recognized as InterNIC. InterNIC has been contracted by the National Science Foundation to manage the Internet addresses and domains. Network addresses are distributed to organizations that are in turn responsible for making sure all attached devices or hosts on the network are properly numbered. For more information on the network portion of an IP address, see Default IP address configuration (AutoIP) and Subnets in this section.