Advantage of an IP Address?

Some web hosting outfits include an IP address address with an account,
others charge a buck or two per month to add one.

What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?

Alex

Gregory Toomey wrote:

> Auerbach wrote:
>
>> Some web hosting outfits include an IP address address with an
>> account, others charge a buck or two per month to add one.
>>
>> What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?
>
> Err, its useful if you want to access the web, email, etc.
> What a strange question.

I think the OP was probably meaning an IP address for your domain only,
as opposed to a shared IP address that is used for many domains.

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> Some web hosting outfits include an IP address address with an account,
> others charge a buck or two per month to add one.
>
> What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?


SSL is probably one of the very few reasons. Some people will argue that
its good for search engine listings...and cite a reason such as "as soon as
I got my own IP, I shot to #1 in Google!". The search engine reason has
never been proven.

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:37:34 GMT Auerbach wrote:

> Some web hosting outfits include an IP address address with an account,
> others charge a buck or two per month to add one.

> What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?

> Alex


Security reasons probably.
Specially if you take credit cards.
Other than that, a shared IP works just the same.

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:43:09 +1000 Gregory Toomey wrote:

> Auerbach wrote:

>> Some web hosting outfits include an IP address address with an
>> account,
>> others charge a buck or two per month to add one.

>> What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?

>> Alex

> Err, its useful if you want to access the web, email, etc.
> What a strange question.

> gtoomey

Strange to you only because you do not understand how it works.
You are under the impression that only one domain can exist per IP.
This is not true.
I have no idea what the limit is on domain names is per IP, but I do know it
is highly possible with a webserver.
The IP is merely a reference point.
Traffic is routed to that IP.
The webserver determines to which domain the traffic goes.
Think of a webserver as a telephone switchboard.
As you call in to some company who has thousands of phones, you ask to speak
to John Smith at extension 1204.
Does that person come to the switchboard to talk to you?
No. You are conveniently routed to their phone.
The IP is the phone number you dialed, the domain name is the extension.

Auerbach wrote:

> What are the reasons one would want or need an IP address?

* SSL;
* People may be able to access your site even when your DNS is borked.

For a website, those are the only two advantages I can think of.

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Richard wrote:
: Strange to you only because you do not understand how it works.
: You are under the impression that only one domain can exist per IP.
: This is not true.
: I have no idea what the limit is on domain names is per IP, but I do
: know it is highly possible with a webserver.
: The IP is merely a reference point.
: Traffic is routed to that IP.
: The webserver determines to which domain the traffic goes.
: Think of a webserver as a telephone switchboard.
: As you call in to some company who has thousands of phones, you ask
: to speak to John Smith at extension 1204.
: Does that person come to the switchboard to talk to you?
: No. You are conveniently routed to their phone.
: The IP is the phone number you dialed, the domain name is the
: extension.

That is an excellent way to put it. Can I use that, if you don't mind, to
explain
how it works to my less net savvy friends...?

Heidi