bert
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"Simply typing in the IP address won't work very well for two reasons.
First, the reason mentioned already - many hosts send back the web page you are requesting based on the domain name you requested, not just because you happened upon the server by IP address.
Second, even if you do get the site to respond, chances are that the links inside the site (pictures, buttons, page links, etc) will request using the domain name, and not the IP address. So even if you get the page framework, you might only see the text, with pictures, script, and other elements missing or malfunctioning." "Simply typing in the IP address won't work very well for two reasons.
First, the reason mentioned already - many hosts send back the web page you are requesting based on the domain name you requested, not just because you happened upon the server by IP address.
Second, even if you do get the site to respond, chances are that the links inside the site (pictures, buttons, page links, etc) will request using the domain name, and not the IP address. So even if you get the page framework, you might only see the text, with pictures, script, and other elements missing or malfunctioning."
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