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IPAddress["address"]

is a symbolic representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.

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IPAddress

IPAddress["address"]

is a symbolic representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.

Details

  • In IPAddress["address"], address must be a valid IPv4 (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or IPv6 address.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Ping an IP address:

Wolfram Language code: PingTime[IPAddress["140.177.205.134"]]

Look up the IP addresses associated with a host name:

Wolfram Language code: HostLookup["www.wolfram.com"]

Scope  (1)

IPAddress can represent both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses:

Wolfram Language code: HostLookup["localhost", All]

Properties & Relations  (1)

IPAddress distinguishes between host names and raw numeric addresses:

Wolfram Language code: HostLookup[IPAddress["140.177.205.134"]]
Wolfram Language code: HostLookup[%]
Wolfram Research (2015), IPAddress, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2015), IPAddress, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2015. "IPAddress." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2015). IPAddress. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_ipaddress, author="Wolfram Research", title="{IPAddress}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-October-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_ipaddress, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={IPAddress}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IPAddress.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-October-2026]}