2008-03-31T06:15:16-07:00 Practical Ecommerce info@practicalecommerce.com http://www.practicalecommerce.com/ Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing DBA Practical Ecommerce http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8247 2008-03-31T06:15:16-07:00

IP v 4 is what we commonly see, xx.xx.xx.xx which is 4 sets of 8 bit numbers, basicaly from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. That's 4 billion addresses. But not all numbers can be used, some are reserved for private addresses or other similar purposes. IP v 6 is the "upgrade" and everyone is moving towards that. The transition for the average person is transparent, you won't even notice it. The limit for IP v 6 is as many years as the sun will live (what I mean is, it's not an issue for the next million years or at least the next thousand years; you never know if some morons decide to grab a whole bunch of networks just for themselves.) It's about 10 ^ 28 possible addresses. Domain names are easier to remember and in fact allows one ip address to host several different websites. Ahh.... I'm tired of typing, there's more information on google.

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8241 2008-03-30T17:03:04-07:00

Excellent article for a basic orientation!

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8175 2008-03-28T07:06:32-07:00

This is a great explanation of a confusing system. Does anyone know how IP addresses came be? What is the significance of the digits and the periods in an IP address? Thanks!