Static IP Address

The Internet works on IP addresses which can be long and difficult to remember. This is where names are used, so that a user who enters mclnetworks.com is directed to 212.69.199.69. We provide all domains hosted on our Gold package with their own static IP address. Our Linux servers use the HTTP 1.1 protocol to allow multiple domain hosting from the same IP address.

Do I need my own?

Some very old browsers were designed only to use the HTTP 1.0 protocol and therefore may not browse your site in the way intended. For this reason we have made sure all Gold customers have their own IP address. We believe for most people this should not be a problem, but for a one-off fee of £60 we can allocate an IP address for an individual domain hosted on a Linux server.

What are the advantages?

A static IP address allows you to access your website while your new domain name is in the process of propagation or while your domain is being transferred from another provider. It allows compatibility with all HTTP protocols and would be necessary if you wanted to have your own Secure Socket Layers certificate.