Question : Cannot use IP address to get into the web page

Hi Experts,

We just have a new web site and have our domain name (www.ppgintl.com) directed to that site. I'm surprised to find that using name, i.e. http:\\www.ppgintl.com will take me to the website but if I use the IP address, i.e. http://74.208.45.70 will NOT -- actually I will get the following error while using IP address:

Server Error:
500 - Internal server error.
There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

Meanwhile, I don't know if the following is relevant or not. When I ping the www.ppgintl.com I can see it is resolved into the ip address 74.208.45.70 and get the full reply from ping. But when I use "ping -a 74.208.45.70" the ip is resolved to a funcky name, and also got the full reply as below:
H:\>ping -a 74.208.45.70
Pinging u15332144.onlinehome-server.com [74.208.45.70] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.208.45.70: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=118
Reply from 74.208.45.70: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=118
Reply from 74.208.45.70: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=118
Reply from 74.208.45.70: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=118

Does anyone know what could be wrong? Using IP address should be able to get to the web site right?

Answer : Cannot use IP address to get into the web page

The IP address of a webserver is not the same as the dns.

The DNS is used to find the web page and allows the webserver to host multiple sites.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308163

explains how to set this up.

Greg