http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/ User submitted comments to Practical Ecommerce's article entitled Interview: ICANN Official On The Domain Name Infrastructure en-us Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:15:16 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/rss/ Practical Ecommerce v2.0.1 Ecommerce kmurdock@practicalecommerce.com bgetting@practicalecommerce.com 60 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8247 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. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:15:16 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8247 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8241 Excellent article for a basic orientation! Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:03:04 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8241 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8175 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! Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:06:32 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/#comment8175