What is the web address prefix for ip addresses?

[padmedog]

So I know there is ftp://, html://, and file://, but what is the one for an IP address?

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[KillerCop311]

Nothing. It's just a IP.
least I think...

[Kochieboy]

So I know there is ftp://, html://, and file://, but what is the one for an IP address?

Nothing. DNS uses those prefixes so it knows which protocol is required to connect and use services.

[Becquerel]

IP addresses by themselves have no need for a prefix
The prefixes you see like ftp://, http://, etc define which protocol will be used to connect to the IP address / domain name
ftp is for File Transfer, http is for standard web browsing, https:// is web browsing but is encrypted with SSL, and so on

[Daswiruch]

I've never seen an html:// address.
Only hypertext transfer protocol address prefixes. http://

[Headcrab Zombie]

There is no answer because the two are unrelated.
It works the same as domain names, the prefix you put before the ip address depends on what service you're connecting to
If you want to connect to an ftp server, you put ftp://<ip address>
A web server, http://<ip address>
etc

Nothing. DNS uses those prefixes so it knows which protocol is required to connect and use services.

This has nothing to do with DNS, it's y our browser/computer that handles using the proper service
All DNS does is map domain names to IP addresses

[Kochieboy]

I've never seen an html:// address.
Only hypertext transfer protocol address prefixes. http://

That's because HTML is the file format, HTTP is the protocol to transport HTML across the web.

[Daswiruch]

That's because HTML is the file format, HTTP is the protocol to transport HTML across the web.

[padmedog]

Nothing. DNS uses those prefixes so it knows which protocol is required to connect and use services.

Okay so in Hostgator, how do I make this redirect to an ip?

[Kochieboy]

Okay so in Hostgator, how do I make this redirect to an ip?

Depends whether you are hosting a web server or a file transfer server

[padmedog]

Depends whether you are hosting a web server or a file transfer server

I want it to redirect to my minecraft server, like how those other servers use domains to connect to servers.

[Kochieboy]

I want it to redirect to my minecraft server.

Hmm... do xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:[minecraft's port]

[padmedog]

Hmm... do xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:[minecraft's port]

[Kochieboy]

Use a different service. Minecraft doesn't use a protocol like the ones it wants.

[Headcrab Zombie]

You could try just putting http:// and seeing how it works, but I would recommend

Use a different service.

this, as the service you're trying to use simply isn't made or intended for what you're doing
I use FreeDNS, and use the .us.to domain

Whichever you do, don't add

[minecraft's port]

this. This isn't part of a DNS entry. The port will be added by the connecting application