What's my IP address?
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What this address actually is
The address shown above is your public IP, the one every website you visit sees. It usually belongs to your router or your ISP rather than to your computer, so everyone on your network shares it.
The address your own device reports, typically starting 192.168. or 10., is a private address that only exists inside your network. It is not visible from the internet and cannot be looked up from outside.
- ISP and organization name the network your connection belongs to. On a home line this is your provider. On a VPN it is the VPN operator, which is how you confirm a VPN is actually carrying your traffic.
- Location is derived from registration data, not from your device. Country is usually right, city frequently is not.
- Reverse DNS is the hostname your address maps back to. Consumer connections often have a generic one containing the region and the provider name.
Why your IP address changes
- Most home connections are dynamic. Your ISP leases you an address and may issue a different one after a reboot or a lease renewal. This is normal and not a fault.
- Mobile networks change constantly as you move between towers, and often route many customers through a small pool of shared addresses.
- A VPN replaces it entirely with the address of whichever exit server you connected through.
- You may have both IPv4 and IPv6. Which one a site sees depends on what that site supports, so the same connection can appear as two different addresses.
- A static address is something you request. Business lines usually offer one, which is what you need if you are allowlisting your office at a firewall.
Common questions
What can a website tell about me from my IP address?
Your approximate region, your ISP, and whether you are on a residential, mobile, hosting or VPN network. It does not reveal your name, your address or anything on your device. Only your ISP knows which subscriber held an address at a given time, and they do not publish that.
Why is my IP address different from what my computer shows?
Your computer shows its private network address, something like 192.168.1.14, which exists only inside your own network. Your router translates traffic to a single public address shared by every device in the house. The public one is what this page shows and what websites see.
Should I hide my IP address?
For most people it is not necessary. Your IP is visible to every site you visit by design, because it is the return address for the data you asked for. A VPN is useful on untrusted networks or where you need to separate your traffic from your location, but it moves the trust to the VPN provider rather than removing it.
Why does the location say the wrong city?
Geolocation maps address blocks to registration records, not to devices. Your ISP may route traffic through equipment in a larger city, and reassigned ranges can take months to update in the databases. Country is generally accurate, city often is not.