use ip address instead od url
orange
url, like this:
http://209.85.229.147/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
instead of:
http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Is it possible? please tell me how, and don't ask me why ;)
Moz Champion (Dan)
It would require an extension that read the DNS result into the string.
While many sites have just one IP, there are some that have multiple IPs
or even re-direct you to another IP based on yours.
Google does that for example. If you are in the US, it will give you the
US Google IP, but if you are in Canada it gives you another IP. I don't
know of an extension that does the job.
Alex K.
Another situation arises where multiple sites are located on a shared
server, using name-based virtual hosting, where all sites located on
that physical server share the same IP address. The physical server
uses the requested domain *name* to determine which virtual host is
served. A request by IP address, in those cases, will, usually, return
a page from the hosting provider, rather than the intended, hosted site.
For reference, see 'Name-based Virtual Host Support':
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/vhosts/name-based.html
I would imagine that IIS provides a similar capability.
--
Alex
Ron Hunter
Grin. I bet I KNOW why, but I won't tell on you.
As for how, I suspect you might find that if you set a bookmark with the
IP address, rather than the name, it will go to the site. Other than
that, I don't know a way.
--
Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net
Bernd
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Because you are from Beograd/Belgrade (I think), I can understand you ...
Why not using the HOSTS File in Windows to avoid URL- and DNS-Filtering ?
Bernd
Leonidas Jones
If anonymity is of great importance to you, have you looked into the TOR
network:
It does sow things down considerably, but it does mask you very well.
Lee
JM
Well, I don't know how to do that, but if you install the flagfox add-on
it will tell you the ip address of the website that you are viewing.
Fox on the run
> I would like firefox to automatically always use ip address instead of
> url, like this:
>
>
> instead of:
>
> http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:...
>
> Is it possible? please tell me how, and don't ask me why ;)
As someone else suggested, I'd use your host file to accomplish that.
With the understanding that as someone else pointed out if you are
connecting to an IP that hosts multiple sites via virtual hosting,
then your approach will cause you problems. Using the hosts file
won't have the IP appear in the URL address bar, but it will have
whatever you associate to that IP within your hosts file appear in the
URL address bar.
JB
orange
through only if IP address is typed, modifying hosts file does not
help.
Fox on the run
That would have been good to mention up front, that you are going
through a proxy server. Because whatever we do on the local machine
may be of no value once it hits the proxy server. So the proxy server
at your location requires that you use IP addresses to navigate? You
cannot use any domain names at all? Is Firefox configured to use a
proxy, or is the network set up such that all traffic goes through the
proxy server? If only set through FF that is dealt with differently.
So are you looking for a way where you type in a URL in the address
bar but FF converts it to its IP for you and sends the IP through to
the proxy server?
If so I can't think of anything off hand. You could certainly ping
URLs of interest in order to get their IP and then punch in the IP.
But I realize that it would be tedious for you (but possibly your only
choice).
But again keeping in mind what was stated earlier. If you are trying
to visit a server at an IP that is hosting multiple sites through
virtual servers that server requires the URL to be sent through so it
can serve up the corresponding page. Trying to access the IP directly
will either return the default page on that server (which if so
configured could be an error page).
JB
orange
> may be of no value once it hits the proxy server. So the proxy server
> at your location requires that you use IP addresses to navigate? You
> cannot use any domain names at all? Is Firefox configured to use a
> proxy, or is the network set up such that all traffic goes through the
> proxy server? If only set through FF that is dealt with differently.
no, I can use most domain names through proxy, but not the one I want.
all http traffic on port 80 must go through proxy. all other ports are
closed
except those <1024 (but excluding 80).
>
> So are you looking for a way where you type in a URL in the address
> bar but FF converts it to its IP for you and sends the IP through to
> the proxy server?
exactly.
>
> If so I can't think of anything off hand. You could certainly ping
> URLs of interest in order to get their IP and then punch in the IP.
> But I realize that it would be tedious for you (but possibly your only
> choice).
that's how I found out it might be possible to bypass proxy.
> But again keeping in mind what was stated earlier. If you are trying
> to visit a server at an IP that is hosting multiple sites through
> virtual servers that server requires the URL to be sent through so it
> can serve up the corresponding page. Trying to access the IP directly
> will either return the default page on that server (which if so
> configured could be an error page).
that seems to be the problem with this site I want..
Fox on the run
> On Mar 17, 6:41 pm, Fox on the run <jjrbouc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So are you looking for a way where you type in a URL in the address
> > bar but FF converts it to its IP for you and sends the IP through to
> > the proxy server?
>
> exactly.
Hmmm, not aware of anything that will do that for you unfortunately.
<snip>
> > But again keeping in mind what was stated earlier. If you are trying
> > to visit a server at an IP that is hosting multiple sites through
> > virtual servers that server requires the URL to be sent through so it
> > can serve up the corresponding page. Trying to access the IP directly
> > will either return the default page on that server (which if so
> > configured could be an error page).
>
> that seems to be the problem with this site I want..
Because of that I don't know of any way you can work around that
problem outside of going through another proxy server out there in the
wild that your proxy server allows. The web server at the other end
needs to see the request for the domain name in order to know which of
its sites is being requested. If you Google the site you might be
able to access it through Google cache. Not ideal, but may do the
trick.
JB