Dirty IP Im using is blacklisted

Does Google care about IP's which are blacklisted

[moomelman]

Hi

I just recently found out that my server host (Rackspace) is blacklisted on 3 different lists. And if I do a search on my IP Im listed twice because of IP's around me within the same block that were blacklisted a few months ago on Rackspace.

Anyways does Google use these blacklist when ranking my site?

Thanks alot

[Ready To Roll]

How did you find out they were blacklisted? Is there a place where one can check to see if their IP is on a blacklist? Maybe this is the reason I can't get decent PR; I'm on the cheapy plan.

[jatar_k]

I think before mass hysteria ensues and people start worrying about every host. I need a few facts.

How do you know the ip you have is blacklisted? How do you know your server is blacklisted? I am wondering if you could flush out the story a little so I could understand a little better.

What list might you be referring to?

[GoogleGuy]

moomelman, we try to avoid using IP blacklists when we can because often many sites are hosted on the same IP address. No blacklist of Google's has ever been made public.

[Dreamquick]

That site relates to email blacklists (spam/open ) and I can't see why google should care about something like that.

- Tony

[satanclaus]

Could you tell us what criteria will get an IP moved to the Google blacklist?

When such an extreme measure becomes necessary do you ban just a particular class D address or do you bann all addresses used by the offending party?

Once an IP is on the list how does it get off? Do they have to contact Google?

[savvy1]

One thing I've seen mentioned that could get an IP banned is automated rank checking (or any automated) tools which query google repeatedly. Of course, presumably you wouldn't be running these from the same IP as your web server, but, you never know :)
I guess if someone ran this software on their home DSL or Cable Modem and you had a site hosted on a dynamic IP on the same system and unluckily got that IP..... that may be one case....

So many sites these days are virtual hosted, as GG said. It'd be pretty harsh to ban even a single /32 address, much less anything bigger.

I couldn't imagine Google caring or even "knowing" of spam (e-mail) blacklists. If you plan to do any type of e-mail from that same host/IP, though, you may want to see whats up. :)

[RedEyes]

Out of curiosity, does anyone have any experience with Rackspace other than this instance?