It's the IP address in decimal. (not the decimal-dot notation)
1061843827 is the same as 63.74.115.115
its 63 * 2^24 + 74 * 2^16 + 115 * 2^8 + 115
(to verify paste the above formula into bc ;-)
the secret lies in the valid forms of IP address specifications!
from the inet_addr manpage on Sun Solaris:
Values specified using dot notation take one of the follow-
ing forms:
a.b.c.d When four parts are specified, each is inter-
preted as a byte of data and assigned, from
left to right, to the four bytes of an Inter-
net address.
a.b.c When a three-part address is specified, the
last part is interpreted as a 16-bit quantity
and placed in the rightmost two bytes of the
network address. This makes the three-part
address format convenient for specifying
Class B network addresses as 128.net.host.
a.b When a two-part address is supplied, the last
part is interpreted as a 24-bit quantity and
placed in the rightmost three bytes of the
network address. This makes the two-part
address format convenient for specifying
Class A network addresses as net.host.
a When only one part is given, the value is
stored directly in the network address
without any byte rearrangement.
All numbers supplied as parts in dot notation may be
decimal, octal, or implies hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading
0 implies octal; otherwise, the number is interpreted as
decimal).
so the below number is in "a" format.
> I have across some websites with wierd urls. Take for example:
>
> http://1061843827/
>
> It actually takes you to a site. So how does this works???? Any insight
> guys...??
>
>
> Rgrds,
> Wong.
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