Non-standard address format warning??

[Wynn]

I am trying to access a new web site that we are building at our hosting
company. The developer has told me to access the web site at the IP address.
I have been able to access this site successfully until yesterday when I
started getting the following messsage on all three computers on my network:

"Warning! It appears that you are about to access a non-standartd we address
format."

It goes on to say that I will nedd to change my "preferences" if I want the
message to stop. I tried to access this IP address in IE, Firefox and Safari
- all with a similar warning message. I have gone into MSCONFIG and
deselected all of the startups, rebooted and still get the same message. I
have rebooted my DSL modem and router. Still getting the warning. I have
checked the MS Knowledge Base and sone a Yahoo and Google search without
finding a solution.

I have made no material changes to my systems over the last few days.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get past this problem?

 

[Twayne]

I am trying to access a new web site that we are building at our

hosting company. The developer has told me to access the web site at
the IP address. I have been able to access this site successfully
until yesterday when I started getting the following messsage on all
three computers on my network:

"Warning! It appears that you are about to access a non-standartd we
address format."

It goes on to say that I will nedd to change my "preferences" if I
want the message to stop. I tried to access this IP address in IE,
Firefox and Safari - all with a similar warning message. I have gone
into MSCONFIG and deselected all of the startups, rebooted and still
get the same message. I have rebooted my DSL modem and router.
Still getting the warning. I have checked the MS Knowledge Base and
sone a Yahoo and Google search without finding a solution.

I have made no material changes to my systems over the last few days.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get past this problem?

Can you share the IP address?

 

[smlunatick]

I am trying to access a new web site that we are building at our hosting
company.  The developer has told me to access the web site at the IP address.
 I have been able to access this site successfully until yesterday whenI
started getting the following messsage on all three computers on my network:

"Warning! It appears that you are about to access a non-standartd we address
format."

It goes on to say that I will nedd to change my "preferences" if I want the
message to stop.  I tried to access this IP address in IE, Firefox and Safari
- all with a similar warning message.  I have gone into MSCONFIG and
deselected all of the startups, rebooted and still get the same message.  I
have rebooted my DSL modem and router.  Still getting the warning.  Ihave
checked the MS Knowledge Base and sone a Yahoo and Google search without
finding a solution.

I have made no material changes to my systems over the last few days.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get past this problem?

IP addresses are still following the IPv4 scheme so you must follow
the standards. IP numbers can be only be from 1 to 254 and 255 is
reserved.

example of a valid IP: 192.168.1.1

invalid: 192.618.1.1

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See these MSDN pages: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/default.aspx &
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740476.aspx

MSDN IE Development Forums
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=253&SiteID=1

 

[Twayne]

IP addresses are still following the IPv4 scheme so you must follow
the standards. IP numbers can be only be from 1 to 254 and 255 is
reserved.

example of a valid IP: 192.168.1.1

invalid: 192.*618*.1.1

Ah, that's what I was wondering.

First, I think that should be 192.*168*.1.1 ? or something close. e.g.
the computer I am typing on is at 192.168.1.43. The once behind me ends
in 44. The laptop is 47. Etc.

192.168.1.1 should go to your router/modem. There you can program it,
view its logs, etc..
Is that what you're trying to do?
There is no use for that IP format on the internet; it's an unused IP
w/r to internet addresses. It and some others like it, are used solely
for communications between your router/modem and the computer it's
connected to. That IP address will not work from anywhere but your own
computer to your own modem, or any specific computer to its connected
modem/router.

Perhaps the whole issue is the 186 vs the 168 typo?

HTH

Twayne

 

[Plato]

I am trying to access a new web site that we are building at our hosting
company. The developer has told me to access the web site at the IP address.

Inform your developer to make the site available at the domain address.