is 256.256.256.256 the end of the www ?

Question

in the number adressing scheme a web sites address consists of 4 values each not exceed ing 256

so is this the end

note: there is no site currenty assinged this no

but i jus wanna know if this is the end

Answer 1

In IPv4 packet format used in internet protocol, IP addresses are 32 bits long; these are usually grouped into four octets of eight bits each. So, theoretical IPv4 address space is 2^32.
New packet format IPv6, however, supports 2^128 addresses.

Besides that masking can be used to use the address space effectively.

Answer 2

Not really.
255.255.255.0 is a standard subnet mask
This site seems to address the theoretical Address you give as a Subnet mask:
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/articles/articles2/draft-terrell-schem-desgn-ipt1-ipt2-cmput-tel-numb-02.pdf_fl/draft-terrell-schem-desgn-ipt1-ipt2-cmput-tel-numb-02-6.html

Also, this site address your end of the www address in a functional way:
http://devresource.hp.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=15716

And this site seems to sit the end of the www address as a problem for IPV4, where-as we are now in IPV6 or IPV7 in the vast schemes of things:
http://www.ispdeal.com/glossary/IPv4.html
So the so called end of the www you cite is not correct by any means

Answer 3

The answer is no. Should the internet ever become that full, it would be a simple proscess to add another 3 or more digits to the end of the IP address. xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Kind of like the new Zip Codes from: xxxxx to xxxxx-xxxx

Answer 4

actually, the highest decimal number is 255, not 256 (you start at 0, not 1)

255.255.255.255 is a reserved address for "all network broadcast".

Go to http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space to understand a little more on the topic.

Answer 5

No it's not. See source list.

Answer 6

i thought that IP address only can be up to 255.255.255?