Two stupid ip questions;

[Rob Nelson]

> Any ideas why people decided on a decimal IP address notation 
> http://3626046468/
> http://d8211404/
> instead of a much more natural hexadecimal one?
> 
> Still, quite difficult to memorize, unless you're an idiot savant,
> that is.

I think you answered your own question :) 2^2 sections of 2^8 possibilities is
easier to remember than 4 sections of 8^2 possibilities. Besides, even in base
256, the digits are represented by decimal numbers rather than a mix of
alphanumeric.

If you want to be fancy, memorize your MAC #'s instead of IPs!

Rob Nelson
ronelson@vt.edu