Saturday, October 24, 2009

Week 7 Muddiest Point

I am somewhat confused at how you get the URL from the ISP numbers.

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  1. Will first off the bat, I think you mean the Internet Protocol numbers (IP). ISP stands for Internet Service Provider, like Comcast or AOL. :)
    IP numbers and URLs are completely unrelated. You cannot derive one from the other. A given URL could actually be associated with any IP number and vice versa, they can be changed and traded.
    This is where a DNS service like Godaddy comes in. DNS services register coordinate, associate, and keep track of which IPs go which with URLs and which IPs go with which URLs.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

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