OT question: URLs

[archaeolept]

"URL" is the alphanumeric address, like www.yoyoyo.com/yo/123.htm, which translates into a specific IP of the server or the router in question, by going through a domain name server (?). Or, actually, in the example above, the URL would translate to an IP for www.yoyoyo.com through likely a domain name server of your ISP's, which would send the request to yoyoyo.com's server, which would further internally route it to the /yo/123.htm webpage.

i think

try running the ping command for a domain name and it will resolve it to it's IP.

[Arralen]

www.illwinter.com is "212.247.198.180" in reality, out of the number range from "0.0.0.0" to "255.255.255.255". But not all of those are available .. e.g. 127.0.0.1 is always you local machine.

Yes, we may be running out of these 4-group adresses anytime not so soon, so a new numbering is just about to be implemented: IP4 changes to IP6 .. I'm shure the technical details do not bother you that much, do they?

[tinkthank]

Ah, right -- thanks, so I did get it right then? No, the tech details I wont understand anyhow, but that they are changing the IP system -- that makes sense. Thanks!

PS. like your sig arralen