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What happens when DNS is down (IPv4 edition)?

• DaSHacka 6mo ago
  You type in the IP that's extremely easy to remember as it's just 4 numbers seperated by periods
  • bluGill 6mo ago
    Without checking what is the ip for hackernews?
    • DaSHacka 6mo ago
      I'm not a system administrator for YCombinator, so I couldn't tell you, but I assure you I have the IPv4 IPs of all systems I maintain (personal and enterprise) memorized. Not even by choice, mind you, but they naturally cement themselves in my mind over time as I work on systems because they're just that basic. IPv6, on the other hand, I have literally one memorized (::1), likely because it's even shorter than a typical IPv4 address.