Web Hosting Guide – Dedicated IP or Shared IP

An IP address is a 32-bit numeric address usually expressed as 4 numbers from 0-255 separated by dots, for example 192.168.0.123. Each computer connected to the Internet is assigned a unique IP Address for the purposes of communication. There are billions of addresses possible, however, the number is finite.

In the Web hosting industry there are two types of IP address:

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