Hello Andrew
> Exactly right. Every server on the Internet has a 32-bit address,
> arranged in 4 8-bit numbers from 0-255. An IP address looks like:
> 135.209.21.15 The DNS server resolves any given hostname into a
> single IP address. eg. Typing http://www.microsoft.com and
> http://207.46.130.45 will do exactly the same thing
However lots of sites are on Virtual Hosts so the IP number relates to lots
of domains, which the computer on the number then resolves.
This also allows the use of domains such as smart.money.com , fast.money.com
, no.money.com
John
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