What are these hits from private" 10 "networks from?

[stevegreen]

I have been getting alot of hits from an ip address begining with "10"
After some research I see that ip addresses begining with 10 are generally private networks and private internets like an airport etc. So if its not made to go out over the public internet, how can it be accessing my website? Anyone else get alot of hits from these private-10-net?

[topr8]

private in this case means local, eg all networks can use those addresses themselves.

so a 10. series address would be somewhere on your network as far as i understand it

[stevegreen]

thats what I dont understand, when you say local, I am one person on one computer, not part of a "network" just me at home :)
Excuse my ignorance, I am new to this
I use optimum, unless you mean someone else on optimum cable, although I see those ip's coming up as optonline

[topr8]

hmmm, that is confusing, maybe they are hits coming from the network where the website is hosted?

otherwise i do not know

[anallawalla]

To support the previous poster, I'd say it could be someone at the hosting location looking at your server through some management console. I notice this sometimes after submitting a tech support request. This assumes you are describing "I am getting" as "My web server is getting".

If you mean your home PC is getting these hits, I don't know.

[stevegreen]

Yes,I am sorry, the website at he host is getting these hits......I guess they could be internal from the server. I thought when you said "my own private network" you meant my home computer. My website is hoted by a company in Canada that hosts several hundred thousand similar real estate websites, so I mmagine they have their own network