2.15. IP FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 2. HOW DO I USE WEBHOST MANAGER?

2.15.3

Rebuilding the IP address pool

WebHost Manager enables you to rebuild the IP address pool at any time. Rebuilding the IP address pool frees

up IP addresses and updates /etc/ipaddrpool.

To rebuild the IP address pool:

1. Click on the Rebuild the IP Address Pool link in the Ip Functions menu.

2. A status list is now displayed.

Figure 2.97: Rebuilding the IP address pool

2.15.4

Reserved IP addresses

WebHost Manager enables you to reserve IP addresses so that they will not be used when automatically assigning

IP addresses to new accounts. (This only applies to new accounts that are created using the Ip tick box   refer

to page 41 for more information.)

To show or edit reserved IP addresses:

1. Click on the Show/Edit Reserved Ips link in the Ip Functions menu.

2. A list of current IP addresses is displayed. Reserved IP addresses have a tick in the tick box next to the

address.

3. Click on the tick box next to the address to reserve or unreserve the address and click on the

button.

Figure 2.98: Reserving an IP address

2.15.5

Showing IP address usage

You can display a list of all of the IP addresses on your server and what domain names they point to.

To show IP address usage:

1. Click on the Show IP Address Usage link in the Ip Functions menu.

2. A list of IP addresses and associated domains is now displayed.

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