Re: To address or NAT to address?

[David R. Conrad]

Charlie,

> DNS is supposed to be a way to resolve domain names into IP addresses.

As a hammer is supposed to be a way to pound nails.  However, when it is
perceived that all you have is a hammer, it is amazing what begins to look
like nails.

> How else would one get an IP(v6) address from a domain name other
> than by using DNS?  Am I missing something here?

Yes.  The DNS has grown a bit from a simple lookup mechanism.
 
Rgds,
-drc