Easy to remember IP addies??

[John Prophet]

hehe, what are some really easy to remember IP addresses in case I get out on a job and I dont have anything written down to try to ping.

For example 111.111.111.111 would be pretty easy to remember, lol.

Or 12.12.12.12.

Does anybody know any nice easy ones to remember??

JP

[Scott Tiger]

I always ping www.google.com. It's always up so I use it the most. If I'm ping machines at work I usually just ping either my own computer or the PDC.

I don't bother trying to remember IP address's of Internet sites; it's never been useful for me to know.

[John Prophet]

Well yeah, I usually ping www.yahoo.com.

But the whole point of knowing an IP address is in case the dns isnt working..if you can ping by the IP addy but not the www.google.com name etc....then it shows you have a dns issue.

JP

[vass0922]

Scott... what if DNS is dead but the network isn't?

How can you be sure if its not connectivity, but a DNS problem instead?

[Scott Tiger]

If I don't get a reply then I try the IP. Like I said, I don't take the time to remember internet IP address but I do know all the static IP's of the servers in our building. So that's how I know.

Does that answer your question?

I guess I should mention that the Proxy Servers are maintained by a totally different group than mine (in a totally different Domain and 4 states away I might add).

[John Prophet]

anybody know any easy ones to remember?

JP

[Scott Tiger]

Not to trash your thread John but once you've committed a couple to memory they just stick with you. I could rattle off half a dozen inside the building without even thinking about it. They're like phone numbers - once you've used 'em a few times you just know 'em.

[John Prophet]

lol..obviously I havent...I want to commit an easy one..so it will have a better chance of STAYING committed, lol.

But I do agree that memorizing a local ISP's DNS address would be a good one...such as the local broadband ISP since there is only one broadband ISP down here.
JP

[PresterJohn]

Originally posted by John Prophet
Well yeah, I usually ping www.yahoo.com.

But the whole point of knowing an IP address is in case the dns isnt working..if you can ping by the IP addy but not the www.google.com name etc....then it shows you have a dns issue.

actually, relying on Ping to provide feedback when trying to resolve external DNS entries is highly overrated and in many cases will fail. the fact that you are trying to do so, speaks volumes to me about your level of understanding of DNS and other network issues.

more & more isp's now block icmp packets at the client's router in a effort to foil DoS attacks. and in cases where they let the packets thru, the website router at the other end itself may be filtering those same packets.

for example, go to a command prompt and try to ping www.yahoo.com. i'm sure you'll get a replyback.

now try pinging www.ibm.com or www.hp.com...did you get a replyback? i'll bet some of you did not.

so does the fact that the ping did not generate a reply mean that dns is not working? nope, because obviously your browser can reach the site.

[John Prophet]

Hehe, yes, thanks you for that editorial and thanks for your apprasial of my abilities.

Yes I am aware of everything you said....(pretty much, lol)

I fully am aware that when I ping www.ford.com that it will fail. Does that mean I assume I have a dns issue?? No.

I was thinking that it would be obvious that I waslooking for a nice easy to remember IP addy THAT WORKED.

I guess I ask too much.





I tell ya what..nevermind everyone.

I ask a simple question..the thread goes 10 posts deep..I have no answer and my abilities as a tech get insulted, lol.

JP