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SSL certificate renewal when moving servers

We have moved a secure website to another server (HTTPS) and presumably need to regenerate a new CSR record for the new box and have Comodo reissue the certificate.

Two questions:
1. If this the correct procedure or can we just reuse the old cert (same domain name)
2. Does anyone know if Comodo re-issue certificates for free?

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if its using a different ip address then its a new cert if its using the same ip address then posibly a re-issue
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No, its a new IP, so will have to get a new one.

As a matter of interest, what underlying information is used to create the private key?
the ip address imho
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Yes, you right - the certificate is validating the site name not the IP.
However, Comodo have very kindly agreed to issue anyway, so thats the way we'll go with this.

Cheers
BT