> ---------- > From: Hardy Menagh > > Ok, if I don't ask some stupid questions, I will never elevate myself out > of the slime (or maybe I just need a shower). What is the difference > between a DNS and an IP address. > The DNS will be an IP address but when you dial-up, your Mac is also assigned an IP address too. And you may have listed a gateway or router IP address. So, a DNS is a "domain name server" and it will have it's own IP address. The web site you visit "www.apple.com" also have their own IP address which are discovered (resolved) by the domain name system. You say go to "www.apple.com" and the DNS resolves it's IP and then you start to load the web page. All this happens quickly, behind the scenes without you seeing it. When you get on your problem Mac again try MacPing as I described in my earlier message and you may even try going to apple's website via the IP number instead of name.
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