I have a question about going to websites that all you people have out there. First - I'd like to know if it's okay; second - I always see an IP address (at least I think that's what it is), a series of numbers and periods (ie xx.xx.xxx.xx.). How do you use that to get to a website? I never understood that one. And I thought I was computer-savvy for a good five minutes there! thanks, dgillz _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Not entirely sure I get the question but I think I know what you're asking. If you're talking about websites then generally for the good of everyone they use a URL [Universal Resource Locator] e.g. www.microsoft.com and basically that gets translated by your ISP or whoever to an IP address....easiest way of telling what the IP address is by going to a DOS box and typing ping www.microsoft.com and you will see that it gets resolved back to an IP address. If you're talking about an FTP site then the same can apply but generally a static IP address is used as they are generally run by an individual rather than a large corporate company. But people like Compaq will use ftp.compaq.com and the same principle applies as above. It just means that you can move servers and stuff around in the background without having to say to everyone "oh erm, that IP address you were using..well it's changed" which is a pain in the ass for all concerned.
Generally speaking, if someone posts their site here, you can take that as an open invitaion. However, different people have different rules of what is and isn't acceptable on their site, so check with the owner for more info before uploading anything. Second, the sites you see posted, especially sites that are posted as an IP address, are most often FTP servers. These are not 'websites', but simply file servers where you can upload and download files. Ideally, you would use an FTP client to access them (CuteFTP, WS_FTP). Most people running a private FTP server, or any type of server for that matter, from their home do not have a Domain Name (something.com) to go along with it. On the Internet, there are servers that translate Domain Names into IP addresses for you. So when you type in a name in your browser or FTP client, it converts it behind the scenes. It's a lot easier to remember names than numbers. In my case, my home IP address changed. I'm not happy about it, as I have had the same address for years, but that's the way it goes. If I had a domain name pointing to my address, I would simply have to up date the domain record, and nobody would know the difference. They would still type in ftp.whatever.com and they would get to my server. But since I don't, I have to tell everyone anytime my IP changes.... Hope that clarifies the sitch for ya. *MoonDogg* -----Original Message----- Subject: [Orb] IP, UP, we all P I have a question about going to websites that all you people have out there. First - I'd like to know if it's okay; second - I always see an IP address (at least I think that's what it is), a series of numbers and periods (ie xx.xx.xxx.xx.). How do you use that to get to a website? I never understood that one. And I thought I was computer-savvy for a good five minutes there! thanks, dgillz
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