[jimjohn]

aren’t the IP addresses based on hexadecimal (i.e, each octet between 001 and 255)? So say we built something were the first octet was say 333, and the browser ones to go elsewhere, wouldn’t that serve as a bypass?

Just my $.02.

[Mycroft Holmes]

aren’t the IP addresses based on hexadecimal (i.e, each octet between 001 and 255)? So say we built something were the first octet was say 333, and the browser ones to go elsewhere, wouldn’t that serve as a bypass?

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Because we are running out of IP addresses the whole net is transitioning to IPV6 which uses 128 bit addresses vs the 32 bit address space of IPV6.

Your proposal would fall out of the 32 bit space into the IPV6 space. Probably not what you envisioned. For a more detailed explanation see What is The Difference Between IPv6 and IPv4?