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Re: [cobalt-users] Pros/Con Seperate IP numbers
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Pros/Con Seperate IP numbers
- From: "Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon Apr 30 12:55:19 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
"Lee Herron" <colbalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Using a separate IP isn't required when setting up virtual servers or
> domains, but in some cases it's better to use them. You can set bandwidth
> limits by IP, but not by domain -- that's one point to consider for using
> separate IPs; what are some others?
Sites using SSL and/or anonymous FTP require their own IP address. Those
two reasons and the ability to throttle bandwidth by IP, do accounting by IP
and performing security on an IP basis are the top reasons I can think of.
--
Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/