what is relationship between hostname and ipaddress?

Answer 1

IP address : 32 bits long (Ex 1010101010101010 .....32times)
Its commonly written as octed (eg 10.12.4.3 i.e 8x4=32 bits)

IP address is like ur telephone # which is unique across the globe(eg [phone] ) but instead of tel instrument u have a computer.

Host name is the name of ur computer ( like ur name for the telephone # ).This may not be unique across the globe.However the combination of host name & the IP address is unique.

DNS : Domain name service --- Ex . Its difficult to identify the person staying in ur apartment with his tel number especially when it is 32 bits long(IP address).You rather prefer addressing him by his name(host name).This particular server resolves/finds the IP address for a particular host (Like having table where u write name of the person against their tel number)

Answer 2

The IP address is the numerical unique identifier of the computer within a network. The hostname is the literal name of the computer in that network, and always having a unique numerical IP address.

Answer 3

Hostname is simply ur PC name and IP address is the Unique number assigned to ur computer.

Fro ex---you have ur name( like host name) and if you have roll no in Collage or employee ID in a company.

Answer 4

the IP address is the address at which a machine can find another (6.66.6.66)

the hostname is a tag attached to a computer or IP address that helps humans identify it (thefamilyroomcomputer, benslaptop, frontlobby)

Answer 5

Shining is close. It is so on internal Windows networks. However, out in the internet world, a process called DNS (Domain Naming Service) that runs on "DNS servers" that translate your www.somewebsite.com request into an IP address of a known server.