Well, not really an ISP, but a hosting provider. I have a site that is on a shared server run by a website hosting company. The other day I noticed that whenever I opened an SSH link to my site, or opened a POP3 connection, it opened up a connection to a site in from UK. I did a bit of testing and noticed that if I ping my site and view the IP, it is the same IP as the site from the UK. Both resolve to a —.—.—.1 address, which is typically a gateway.
Since I see the connection resolve to this other site, is that a security concern? My provider says it is not because many sites are hosted on that server, but I want to verify that I’m not being brushed off.
And a followup: Is it legal for a UK site to be hosted on an American server? That would mean that a site could claim to be in Russia or other and really be in the USA. Correct?
