rlf on 10/8/01 12:20 PM wrote: > Yes, it works! Now, someone, please, explain to me why this works for me > while <http://www.sunrem.com> does not? I've thought that a URL merely > represents an IP address, but obviously not quite. > > As I said before, at the moment I'm in rural Maine. Could this have > something to do with my ISP here, or is the problem more likely to be at > Sun's end? I know so little about this. The whole thing seems like > someone's prank. >
It's kind of like calling someone on the phone. You don't actually dial there name, rather the number representing them. If you look a name up in the phone book, you get the persons number. If you've changed you number but that info hasn't been updated in the phone book, you'll get the old number (or perhaps the number isn't eve right in the phone book). Either way the number will be wrong and you'll end up talking to the wrong person. In this case, the ISP's DNS (domain name server) is like a phone book. You've typed in a domain name, but the wrong number is being sent back to your browser and this sends you to the wrong site. At least this is the best analogy I can describe. -makmac ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
