>Hi all,
>
>some web hosting reseller plans that I've seen include separate IP addreses
>for each site, and some don't.
>
>What are the pros and cons of both approaches?
>Michael Jones

Hi Michael. Like a lot of Web hosting issues, this depends upon a
client's or Web sites' particular needs.

There are some potential downsides to sharing an IP address on a Web
server with other sites, but if the needs of the site are fairly
basic, there shouldn't be any problem with it and it allows many
hosting companies to be able to share resources more efficiently and
thus offer some lower cost options. It's fairly standard now.

Here are the main issues to be aware of:

- if the site needs its own secure certificate, it will likely need a
hosting account with its own I.P. address
- some search engines will ban an I.P. address from sites that try to
"cheat" them, so if you are on a server sharing an I.P. address with
a site that is banned from a search engine, it's possible that your
site could be affected as well
- no shell access
- depending upon how the hosting company has things set up, possible
security issues as well

hth,
--

Brian White
President - Web Hosting Solutions
Web Hosting \ Managed Servers \ E-Commerce
1-888-522-3738
http://www.webhostingsolutions.com

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