My IP Address
Your internet service provider (ISP) and other entities monitoring your connection can observe your online activities.
IP Address
Location
Internet Service Provider
Browser
172.71.28.166
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Cloudflare, Inc.
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
What is an IP address?
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique numerical identifier assigned to each device connected to a network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
It functions similarly to a home address, enabling devices to locate and communicate with each other over the internet.
This process ensures that data packets are accurately directed to their intended destinations, allowing seamless interaction across the internet.
Public vs. private IP addresses
- Public
- Private
Public
A public IP address, also known as an external IP, is assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and is used to identify your network on the internet. All devices connected to the same network share this public IP address when accessing external websites or services. To find specific details about your public IP, such as its location, you can perform an IP lookup.
Private
In contrast, private (or local) IP addresses are assigned by your router to each device within your local network.
These addresses are unique within your network but are not accessible from the internet, ensuring internal communication remains secure and separate from external traffic.