Basic Doubt

InetAddress class is used to encapsulate the numerical IP Address
and the domain name.

InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName("javaranch.com");
System.out.println("Javaranch: " + address);

the output I got was

Javaranch: javaranch.com/64.78.181.41

Doesn't this "64.78.181.41" represent an IP Address.

I copied this value "64.78.181.41" and tries like

http://64.78.181.41.com/

and I endedup getting the below.

Client error
Host name lookup for '64.78.181.41.com' failed

Someone please explain me whether this 64.78.181.41 represents an
IP Address

when you use the IP address you do not use the .com extension.

There is another problem in that the hosting used by javaranch apparently does not allow access by IP address only name.

so if you do type only 64.78.181.41 into a web browser it will attempt to get javaranch, but the hosting service will give you an error page.

Thank you very much.

But I got one more doubt. What u mean by

hosting used by javaranch apparently does not allow access by IP address only name.

Can u please elobarate it. And also do get me some web site that allows IP Address to access it.

Note: Is there any particular reason for not allowing IP Address to access the website