Adding IP Addresses to Your Windows 2008 Server (Loopback)
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July 11, 2017 1:23 PM
WARNING: We have multiple configuration methods for our servers' networking. To make sure you use the correct procedure when configuring additional IPs on your server, please see Adding IP Addresses to Your Dedicated Server.
When you receive additional IPs for your server, you have to configure your server to accept requests from them.
NOTE: We automatically configure additional IP addresses for Virtual Private Servers (VPS).
To Add IP Addresses to Your Windows 2008 Server
- Access your server via Remote Desktop.
- From the Start menu, select Network.
- In the upper-left, double-click Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, click Change Adapter Settings.
- Note your local area connection name for a future command. It resembles Local Area Connection [X].
- Right-click Loopback, and then select Enable.
- Right-click Loopback again, and then select Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
- Select Use the following IP address, complete the following fields, and then click OK:
- IP Address — Enter your server's new IP address.
- Subnet Mask — Type
255.255.255.255.
- From the Start menu, right-click Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.
- Run the following commands at Command Prompt:
netsh.exeinterface ipv4 set interface "[local area connection name]" forwarding=enabledWhere
[local area connection name]is the local connection area name you noted from the Network Connections window. For example "Local Area Connection 5."interface ipv4 set interface "loopback" forwarding=enabledexit
