Question about IP addresses

mrQuickShot · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2005, 06:51 PM

Another question guys :)

I have a webserver sitting right next to me and I use it to host some personal websites. If i were to use it to host some of my websites, which are made for one specific search term, would it be bad to host them all on that one class C ip address?

These sits will all be interlinked, so I presume that Google wouldn't like the fact that these sites are using the same class C block. Correct?

Hopefully you guys will be able to fill me in. Thanks!

cbp · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2005, 10:03 PM

Google were granted a search patent a couple of years ago (Hilltop, I think) and as part of that, there was detection of cross linking between sites on the same class c IP address....

Now the problem is, has Google implemented it??? - I think the consensus is that you should not link between sites on the same class c IP address, or keep the linking to a bare minimum.

The next problem is, does Google penalize for it or just ignore it (ie give no benefit from the links? --- I do not know.

Its a judgement call... jus make the links useful to the visitor.

CBP