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Is domain and IP address the same?
Domain Names and IP Addresses An Internet Protocol, or IP, address is different than a domain name. The IP address is an actual set of numerical instructions. To summarize, the domain name is a part of the URL, which points to the IP address.
Can users have the same IP address?
So, yes, someone else can have your same IP address. It might even someone living just down the street from you. If you’re asking about the external address, then yes, it is still possible that your ISP is doing translation on that address as well.
What personal information does the IP address reveal about you?
Law enforcement has used IP addresses to establish the locations of individuals they are looking for. They can discover all sorts of information such as what is being posted on message boards, online photo sharing, legal and health issues, sexual tendencies, in fact, anything that your web browsing reveals.
What is the IP of a domain name?
An IP address is a unique numeric label used to identify computers in a Domain Name System (DNS) network. It consists of 4 groups of numbers, each between 0 and 255, separated by periods.
How is an IP address different from a domain name?
Whereas with a domain name, it’s simply a matter of updating DNS records to point to the new IP address. While not completely related, another obvious con of IP addresses is that they’re a lot harder to remember than a name and an ending.
Can a regular user find your IP address?
Additionally, a regular user will never randomly find the IP address of your website, and he definitely won’t start sharing links to your site with the IP address. So any efforts for SEO and security are surely better spent elsewhere.
What should I do if I have more than one domain on my server?
If you got one domain hosted on a single server, the best approach is to 301 redirect direct ip address access to that domain. If you have more than one domains on a server, disable direct ip address access. Just my 2 cents, I have a few web sites on my web server (about 8) and they all have the exact same IP address.
Can a website be accessed by its IP address?
Especially if you have a shared hosting or a server of your own hosting multiple domains you can’t access the “website” via IP. For your own server you could possibly define a primary domain that is reached if you enter the IP.