What benefit is there to multiple IP's? - GoFuckYourself.com

camperjohn64 · 02-12-2010, 10:26 PM

I am going to co-locate my next server and some of the packages offer 8 or 16 IP's. What purpose is there to that?

Does splitting your traffic between two IP's help? Bandwidth? Peak? Does you need two NIC cards?

BIGTYMER · 02-12-2010, 10:34 PM

You don't need multiple NICs for many IPs.

CunningStunt · 02-12-2010, 10:40 PM

If they're different C Classes, it means you can put 16 sites on those different IP's and then make your own little mini link farm.

baddog · 02-12-2010, 11:13 PM

Also may need ip dedicated for SSL. Depends how many sites you plan on hosting and what kind of interlinking you may have had in mind.

StaceyJo · 02-12-2010, 11:24 PM

Good info.

camperjohn64 · 02-12-2010, 11:40 PM

So basically, one big site, doesn't need more than one ip correct?

mmcfadden · 02-12-2010, 11:46 PM

i don't know... but the more the merrier has been my moto

baddog · 02-13-2010, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camperjohn64

So basically, one big site, doesn't need more than one ip correct?

If you only have one site and you do not need a security certificate, you don't need more than one. I would think the most basic package would give you two.

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