For those who want to try it at home:

ping 33333333
ping 55555555

I am sorry, two random Internet users in Korea and Germany, your IP addresses are simply special.

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    I’m probably going to get downvoted to hell but I have to ask: Can someone please explain? I’m perpetually trying to expand my knowledge on the technical side of Linux.

    • NoFood4u@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      3 months ago

      Typically an IP address is represented as 4 8-bit integers (1.252.160.85), but it can also be represented as a single 32-bit integer (33333333). The ping utility accepts both forms.

    • jaupsinluggies@feddit.uk
      2·
      3 months ago

      An IP address is a 32-bit number, usually expressed as four 8-bit numbers separated by dots. Converting 33333333 to hex we get 01FCA055; splitting that into pairs and converting back to decimal gives 1, 252, 160, 85.