How do I request extra IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for my dedicated server?
How to request extra IPv4 addresses or an IPv6 block for your dedicated server from support, and how a subnet on a VLAN works.
By Hermie Updated
Your dedicated server comes with one IPv4 address as standard. You request more IPv4 addresses or an IPv6 block from support with a ticket.
What you get
- IPv4: extra addresses on request. We deliver a subnet as a VLAN with a gateway.
- IPv6: a /56 per data centre. If you need more, a /48 is possible.
Request
- Open a ticket.
- Include:
- which dedicated server it's about
- how many IPv4 addresses you need
- whether you want IPv6
- Support lets you know what's possible and delivers the addresses.
A subnet on a VLAN
If you get a subnet, it comes in as a VLAN with its own gateway. Support gives you the subnet and the gateway address. You use those when you configure the addresses on your server.
Reverse DNS
Want a hostname on your new addresses, for example for a mail server? See How do I set up reverse DNS (PTR) for my IP addresses?
Check
Configure the addresses and look at them with ip addr. Then test from another computer whether the new address responds, for example with ping or by logging in over SSH.
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