Re: IP addresses are NOT a count of visitors

Once upon a time, far far away Karim <karim3411@yahoo.moc> spluttered

>Even within the same session, the web server logs several ip addresses from
>the same client.. ie AOL.
>
>
>Karim

Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request made, so a page
with 1 style sheet and 6 images will potentially log as many as 8
different IP addresses in quick sucession.

Matt

"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request made, so a page
> with 1 style sheet and 6 images will potentially log as many as 8
> different IP addresses in quick sucession.

Is that right? One user browsing a single page will register a different IP
number for each hit? I've never heard that before and would be interested to
know if that is cast iron.


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Once upon a time, far far away "Rocky" <Rocky@GhostRecon.net>
spluttered

>
>"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
>news:421f7c45.24539786@news.ntlworld.com...
>> Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request made, so a page
>> with 1 style sheet and 6 images will potentially log as many as 8
>> different IP addresses in quick sucession.
>
>Is that right? One user browsing a single page will register a different IP
>number for each hit?

No "will" but "may". Allegedly.

Matt

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"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
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> Once upon a time, far far away "Rocky" <Rocky@GhostRecon.net>
> spluttered
>
> >
> >"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
> >news:421f7c45.24539786@news.ntlworld.com...
> >> Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request made, so a page
> >> with 1 style sheet and 6 images will potentially log as many as 8
> >> different IP addresses in quick sucession.
> >
> >Is that right? One user browsing a single page will register a different
IP
> >number for each hit?
>
> No "will" but "may". Allegedly.

Sounds highly improbable to put it nicely. Where did you hear of such a
thing?


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Rocky wrote:

>>>> Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request
>>>> made, so a page with 1 style sheet and 6 images will
>>>> potentially log as many as 8 different IP addresses in
>>>> quick sucession.
>>>
>>> Is that right? One user browsing a single page will
>>> register a different IP number for each hit?
>>
>> No "will" but "may". Allegedly.
>
> Sounds highly improbable to put it nicely. Where did you
> hear of such a thing?

I've seen it in my logs.

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Once upon a time, far far away "Rocky" <Rocky@GhostRecon.net>
spluttered

>
>"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
>news:4220933f.1079972@news.ntlworld.com...
>> Once upon a time, far far away "Rocky" <Rocky@GhostRecon.net>
>> spluttered
>>
>> >
>> >"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
>> >news:421f7c45.24539786@news.ntlworld.com...
>> >> Yes, AOL issues a new IP address for every request made, so a page
>> >> with 1 style sheet and 6 images will potentially log as many as 8
>> >> different IP addresses in quick sucession.
>> >
>> >Is that right? One user browsing a single page will register a different
>IP
>> >number for each hit?
>>
>> No "will" but "may". Allegedly.
>
>Sounds highly improbable to put it nicely. Where did you hear of such a
>thing?
>
It's neither improbable nor unlikely. I came across it in one of the
"how the web works" documents, I think it was the one produced by the
Canadian government. In any event it was a reliable and reputable
source.

Matt

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"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
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> >Sounds highly improbable to put it nicely. Where did you hear of such a
> >thing?
> >
> It's neither improbable nor unlikely. I came across it in one of the
> "how the web works" documents, I think it was the one produced by the
> Canadian government. In any event it was a reliable and reputable
> source.

Got a link?


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