The basic step is to know what the IP location is. Ordinarily, PCs are hooked up at once in the same place that we refer to as LAN which stands for Local Area Network. WAN(Wide Area Network) connects multitude of LANs. To put it simply, widespread and numerous set of connections of WANs is the Internet.



As with every other network, things on the web should have their own identity. This is accomplished with an IP address which consists of four sets of numbers ranging from 1-255. The sets of numbers are then separated by periods - for example 200.202.150.175. This type of numbering system allows us approximately 4.2 billion different identities.

Website hosting companies possess their own range of IP addresses. When you register with one of these companies to host your website, you will obtain an exclusive IP address from within that range. The IP address that will be given to you matches your individual public hosting area, which is called your domain.

In this scenario once someone enters your IP address, they will end up right on your domain. For example, using the IP address 210.204.156.183, if you use this address and someone types it directly in the browser address bar, they will come directly to your website.

In the event of your doing website hosting to reduce the overall cost of operation , budget hosting companies invariably assign single IP addresses across a large number of customers. This option is reasonable; however, one should keep in mind that the IP addresses are also used by spam filters and black lists spot offenders. Since common IP address is provided it could result in an innocent website being punished, blacklisted or blocked alongside the guilty website. In order to avoid such a hassle it is always preferable that the hosting provider always gives you your own independent IP address for web hosting.