--i am not sure this is the right place, but i didnt get any other(please move it if its wrong---- hey i wanted to know that how can I use my IP address as my domain? I have seen many sites like this.
It's possible if your host gives you a dedicated IP address. But I'm not sure why you would want people to remember a number rather than a few words/word. Not to mention it doesn't look professional.
Most times when you see people pointing to an IP address it's someones' home connection they're pointing too. In that situation you can look at your routers status page, or use a site like http://whatsmyip.com to find out the IP address. If you've got a website currently using a domain name, you're sure it's been issued a static IP address, and you want to distribute that IP address instead of the domain name, you can use a command named dig to determine that IP if you have a *nix system or SSH terminal handy & the address slips your mind. The address you're looking for will generally be the first IP address found in the ;;answer section within the results of the following. me@box:~$ dig mydomain.com Code (markup): The output will look somthing like this. ; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> digitalpoint.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 46610 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;digitalpoint.com. IN A [B];; ANSWER SECTION:[/B] digitalpoint.com. 900 IN A [B]216.9.35.56[/B] ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: digitalpoint.com. 770 IN NS dns2.digitalpoint.com. digitalpoint.com. 770 IN NS dns1.digitalpoint.com. digitalpoint.com. 770 IN NS ns3.digitalpoint.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns3.digitalpoint.com. 159714 IN A 209.78.77.2 dns1.digitalpoint.com. 77276 IN A 216.9.35.53 dns2.digitalpoint.com. 5424 IN A 216.9.35.51 ;; Query time: 81 msec ;; SERVER: 65.32.5.74#53(65.32.5.74) ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 13 22:56:17 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 154 Code (markup): Before you mess with this, make sure you understand that it's alot harder to redistribute a changed IP address than it is for DNS to repoint to it.
I want to use my own computer's IP address... and its really hard to understand...by the way where can i get the command dig and this :
You shouldn't need dig if you're going to use your own computer. In any event, dig for Windows is available here. I think it's included with Ubuntu, but if it's not you can can install it via sudo apt-get install dig Code (markup): I'm not sure about any other OS.
@ mrki for example i got a site... and then i want to use the domain as my IP address...not the domain
I understand, but what is that useful for? If your currently address isn't shared among several domains, you can use it right now to see your site by pointing your browser to your IP. Check you IP address easily with: ping yourdomain.com
Even if you brand your site for your IP, who is to say with growth of internet that they change internet IP numbering system? I learned rather quickly that students have trouble typing a long URL. Getting them to type an internet IP would be a nightmare in a classroom. I do not think students are all that different from the general public and in some respects are certainly more computer literate than some members of society.
That's a good point. Some whacko might make a new system and call it somthing like IPV6, and just for kicks decide to put letters in it too.