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  • testerv
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2011
    • 192

    Dedicated IP

    How important is it that a host offer a dedicated IP for your forum? I don't know exactly what that means but I see some hosts offer it and some don't.
  • Zachery
    Former vBulletin Support
    • Jul 2002
    • 59097

    #2
    Pretty much not, unless you need to run SSL on a dedicated ip.

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    • testerv
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2011
      • 192

      #3
      Does not having a dedicated IP hurt your search rankings?

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      • Zachery
        Former vBulletin Support
        • Jul 2002
        • 59097

        #4
        Not really, you also wont be able to get an ip based on that justification.

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        • testerv
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 192

          #5
          Do you mean that I will need to give rationalization to get a dedicated IP?

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          • Zachery
            Former vBulletin Support
            • Jul 2002
            • 59097

            #6
            Yes, due to the ipv4 shortage, you need a reason for a dedicated ip, if you do not have a vps/dedicated server.

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            • alemcherry
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2006
              • 415

              #7
              Originally posted by testerv
              Do you mean that I will need to give rationalization to get a dedicated IP?
              You may want to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion

              Even then, there are so called SEO hosts offering IPs for an additional price! Frankly, not having a dedicated IP is not going to hurt you in any way- SEO or otherwise. As rightly mentioned, only reason for you to have one is to set up SSL, which I believe you do not need.
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