What are IP addresses? Why would I want a Static IP?
Every computer or group of computers connected to the internet has an IP address (internet protocol address) which is unique and therefore used to locate and identify individual computers. IP Addresses come in two types, Dynamic and static. As the names suggest, static IP’s don’t change – whereas dynamic IP’s are randomly assigned from a large number of spare IP’s, to each computer that logs on. this means that every time you connect to the Internet your IP address will be different, making it hard to establish secure links with other computers/servers. Static IP’s are assigned to a customer when then sign up for the service, for the duration of the account the IP address will not change. This means that when you connect to a remote computer or server your authenticity is guaranteed, Virtual Private networks and secure tunnels through the internet are much more easily and securely created with static IP’s.
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- I currently offer web pages based on static IP addresses, e.g., www.joe.com has an IP and www.sue.com has a different IP and www.bill.com has another IP. Can I continue to offer this configuration?
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- What are IP addresses? Why would I want a Static IP?
