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This interface is a visualization of the whole IP space and of the crawlers' activity in
the space. The image on the index page represents all the possible numbers of the first
octet of the IP addresses (see the project description page and the hierarchical interface
description for explanation of the IP address). The leftmost square on the top represents
the number 0 and the bottom rightmost represents the number 255. A gray square indicates
that no IP addresses that start with that number have been searched for. A black square
indicates that addresses starting with that number have been searched for, but nothing has
been found, and green means that at least one IP address starting on the number corresponding
to the square has been found. To explore an IP address, starting with a certain number, click
on the square corresponding to the number (the number is displayed in the status bar of the browser).
The window that opens up has an image whose x and y coordinates represent the two next octets
of the IP address. The moire´ like patterns in the visualizations are a direct result of the
interlaced nature of the crawlers search activities. Rather than searching one IP locality in
detail, the crawlers have been searching at spaced intervals. A click in this window opens up
a window representing the last octet of the IP address. This interface provide a visualization
of the web vis a vis IP space, an interface to the search itself, and a way for individual
surfers to participate in this one of a kind, one to one exploration.
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