sockets

So, I'm learning about sockets and reading everything in sight. I started digging into the developer's handbook and after an entire section about the perils of byte ordering in socket connections, I was presented with this little gem: sa.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl((((((132 << 8) | 163) << 8) | 96)...

I have problem to access some sites but not all, but I have internet connectivity normally. Example this site below cannot be accessed: https://www.linode.com/community/questions/2982/im-unable-to-run-telnet-on-localhost-25-how-do-i-fix-it-solved I get the following message in Mozilla; Hmm...