How to create an IP for virtual server

Question

I want to ask something maybe noobish.

When i purchase an Virtual server(VPS) they give me an IP for that server.

I want to know how they create the IP and set it for the virtual server. Do they buy it from the internet provider or ?

I know that they have server machine, but do i need something else also so i can create an IPs and set them for all virtual servers that i set up on my dedicated server ?

Thanks in advance and sorry for this silly question, if you can give me some more information about the whole procedure i'll be very thankful.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:39

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Depends whether your ISP is a LIR or not. When they are they can get the IPs in ranges at their local RIR (RIPE, ARIN, etc.). They pay a yearly fee depending on the amount of IPs they have. If they are not a LIR, they probably use ranges owned by another LIR.

You cannot create your own IPs. You can however use internal ranges (not accessible from the Internet, eg. 192.168.0.0/16. 10.0.0.0/8, etc.).

answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:39

Jeroen

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Does it means that all VPS on that dedicated server will have one same IP for all of them ? – Venelin Vasilev Jun 02 '15 at 14:41
No, you can add as many as you want (as long you still have available ones). – Jeroen Jun 02 '15 at 14:41
I can add local IPs which will not be reachable from the internet i know that. But i can not create any IPs in range, for example 187.253.12.10, 187.253.12.11, 187.253.12.12, 187.253.12.13. How can i make that ? – Venelin Vasilev Jun 02 '15 at 14:43
Does your ISP allow you to use those IPs? – Jeroen Jun 02 '15 at 14:45
I have up to 5 ips in my net plan. – Venelin Vasilev Jun 02 '15 at 14:57
Well you can add those 5 IPs to the server, whats the problem there? You can obviously only allocate the exact IPs that you get from your ISP. – Jeroen Jun 02 '15 at 15:00
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/24381/discussion-between-jeroen-and-tony-stark). – Jeroen Jun 02 '15 at 15:01

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