Convert IP addresses to various formats.
IP addresses can be represented in various formats. The familiar dotted decimal notation like 192.168.1.1 is just one way to represent an IP address. Internally, computers process IP addresses in binary, and in network programming or security analysis, they're often represented in hexadecimal or as a single decimal value.
IP address conversion is useful in network programming, subnet calculations, security analysis, and firewall rule configuration. For example, binary conversion is essential for subnet mask calculations, while hexadecimal conversion is frequently used in packet analysis and low-level network programming.
