Godaddy Dedicated Servers and Additional IP address

How to justify asking for more IP addresses.

[lloydshanks]

Godaddy becomes a real pain in the butt when it comes to getting additional IP addresses. Basically you need to have a "good reason" to buy more. Besides installing SSL certificates, what are other good reasons (besides SEO) that can justify asking for more IP addresses?

[rocknbil]

Yeah it is. Although I will say in their defense, it's not goDaddy, it's ICANN who pressures them into making sure all their IP's are used.

One reason that I recently had to do was to use an IP dedicated to a domain to be used as a DNS server. Normally, you use the initial IP for this and get new IP's as you install certs. But you really need two IP's for a primary and secondary DNS, and if you overlook this in initial setup . . you will need another.

(Before you all go flaming me, I know the P & S are *SUPPOSED* to be geographically dispersed and in different class C's. :-) But it is a way to clean up your DNS report, although not the best. We can take this up in another thread . . . . )

But I would be cautious about just throwing them a reason just for the IP. They do check, we had some trouble with one client's domain name transfer and didn't get their SSL cert installed in a timely manner - they were all over us to get it done or they'd take back the IP. So they DO check up on them.

A last bit, that $2.99/month charge is a pain in the A, when it comes time to renew they lump it all together with your dedi charges.

[lloydshanks]

Thanks for the response. But can you come up with other reasons than SSL? There must be a good reason for needing a new IP. What about for other types of servers you might having running - like: VPN, Dummy Terminals, source control servers, application servers, streaming servers - stuff like that. Will that fly? (I'm just coming up with stuff out of my you know what)

[lloydshanks]

Aren't there any nerds home alone on a Friday night that can answer my question? (like me :)