Re: Question about IP addresses

[Ed Wilts <ewilts ewilts org>]

On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 03:49:28PM -0400, Adam Ellis wrote:
> As long as you have one public IP address you'll be able to direct all
> domains to the same public IP and have Apache determine which pages to
> return.  Look into Apache Virtual Hosts.

Note, however, that works for http but not https.  https will not work
with named virtual hosts - you need to be ip-based.

> From: Dan Sabo [mailto:dan dansabo com]
> 
> I'm co locating my new server loaded with red hat Linux 7.2 tomorrow.  The
> co lo facility tells me that I can not have one IP address for each and
> every domain name unless I can justify them; and some I can justify and some
> I can't.
> 
> What I'm wondering, what if anything will I lose if I set up domains under
> (I guess they are called) virtual IP address, instead of assigning them a
> real IP address?  Are there any advantages or dis advantages of setting up
> domain names without a real IP address?

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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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