Update: An editors' note appears at the bottom of this story. It's the end of the web as we know it. Every Internet-connected computer, smartphone, car, gadget and gizmo is assigned an IP address that ...

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to every device connected to the Internet. It acts as an identifier for the device and enables it to communicate with ...

Behind every laptop or tablet that goes online, behind every web address, behind every stack of servers, there's an IP address. These strings of numbers and dots act as unique identifiers for the ...

An internet protocol (IP) address is a unique identifying number assigned to a device that connects to the internet. It functions as an online device address―characterized by a string of numbers―used ...

Every computer connected to the Internet has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the device to other computers, allowing the user to browse the Web and access other online services ...

If a computer is unable to configure a valid Internet Protocol address, it can't connect to a network. If you plug a laptop directly into a modem with an Ethernet cable and receive a "No Valid IP ...