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public domain IP address.
Using an internet server allows a single public IP address to be
shared by multiple local end points simultaneously.
Since the same range of local IP addresses can be used at as many
multiple locations as necessary, available IP addresses can in-
crease. Also, it is only necessary for a company to pay for a single
internet access account even though many people will be able to
use it.
An internet server can also be used to expand a LAN by providing
a means to create localized “sub-groups” in a LAN-to-LAN configu-
ration. The internet server acts as a single public IP address
access point for the sub-group LAN. The sub-group LAN can then
use local IP addresses from the available ranges. The effect of this
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