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Please explain how best to use my hosting IP addresses

by Ruka
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Hi,

I hope this isn't too obvious a question, but ...

If I get VPS hosting, that comes with say 4 IP addresses, then what are the things I need to think about when deciding how to use them?

So for example, if I have a few sites that are connected within a niche, could they go on one IP? Then another unrelated niche on another IP? Perhaps a good use of the separate IPs is keeping niches entirely separate in case a competitor wanted to know all the niches I'm in.

Then my tracking system on another IP?

I'm not trying to game SEO or anything like that.

I'm just trying to understand how best I should utilise the IPs.

Any comments gratefully received!
#addresses #explain #hosting
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    If you have say 100 websites, they are ALL supposed to go on ONE IP address!

    IANA is rationing IP adresses(or more properly IPv4).

    So what are IP addresses go for for YOU?

    Database servers, to isolate things. Not REALLY needing a different IP, because it is a different port, but specifically OK.

    Websites that have SSL. SSL NEEDS a different IP address, unfortunately.

    But generally any Server, or other item traditionally NEEDING it!

    Some will say rotate for Email, proxies, SEO, etc... but that is BUNK. If you are caught doing it, you CAN lose the IP addresses.

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    BTW IPv6 addresses probably WON'T be rationed, but I think they are STILL not too common. They are EASY to identify:

    IPv4 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx is 0-255(256values or potentially 4,294,967,296 IP addresses, with a BIG chunk off limits for private networks) and NUMERIC!
    IPv6 ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff where ffff is 0-ffff(65536values or potentially about 7.922816251426434e+28 IP addresses!!!!!!!. I doubt ANYONE feels the private networks allocation will ever need to be increased over v4)

    In the late 60s early 70s, people felt 4billion or, even half with about 2billion, was PLENTY! The Idea of everyone having several networked devices, or GIGABYTES of memory and disk space, was just beyond belief.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Ruka
      Thanks so much for your enlightening answers!

      Ok, I realise now, I'm talking about having 1 IPv4 address, and say 4 IPv6 addresses.

      What about isolating my niches from each other, so competitors can't see what I'm doing in other markets, would putting the sites on different IPv6 addresses be a good idea?
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by chickenlittle View Post

        Thanks so much for your enlightening answers!

        Ok, I realise now, I'm talking about having 1 IPv4 address, and say 4 IPv6 addresses.

        What about isolating my niches from each other, so competitors can't see what I'm doing in other markets, would putting the sites on different IPv6 addresses be a good idea?
        Well, IPv6 addresses will only be used by those that are IPv6 compatible. The later versions of unix and windows are, and apparently your hosts network and hardware is, but local routers and networks or ones withn a visitors network may not be. If they aren't, they will fall back to IPv4. Where I am now, it doesn't look like I can bring up google through its IPv6 address!

        ALSO, I don't even know if SSL will work with ipv6, and ipv6 requires ipsec.

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author so11
    Hello,

    from what I understand, you dont really need these IP addresses.

    The only and only reason you would want to have separate IP addresses is security. Basically, you would want to completely isolate one business application from another one and even though this can be done with same IP.

    Though, there are some criteria that would require you to have a separate IP (ex.: digital certificates).

    regards,
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  • Profile picture of the author Ruka
    Thanks a lot, I will start a new thread about IPv6, I'm a bit concerned about it now!
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  • Profile picture of the author kstavert
    I was told that you want different hosts/IP
    addresses because you get more "google love"
    if your sites aren't all hosted in the same place?
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