| Your IP | 18.219.99.29 |
| City | Columbus |
| Region | Ohio (OH) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Country Code | US |
| ISP | Amazon.com |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
The Internet Protocol Address (or IP Address) is a unique address that computing devices such as personal computers, tablets, and smartphones use to identify itself and communicate with other devices in the IP network. Any device connected to the IP network must have a unique IP address within the network. An IP address is analogous to a street address or telephone number in that it is used to uniquely identify an entity.
In order to maintain uniqueness within global namespace, the IP addresses are publicly registered with the Network Information Center (NIC) to avoid address conflicts.The dDevices that need to be publicly identified, such as web or mail servers, must have a globally unique IP address; and they are assigned a public IP address.
A private IP address is an IP assigned to devices on private networks. These types of IPs, also referred to as local IP addresses or internal IP addresses, are used on local area networks (LANs) like your home network. These blocks are reserved for private IP addresses only by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
The difference between public and private IP addresses is their connection. Despite the fact IP addresses do assist in Internet connectivity, a private IP address is not directly connected to the Internet. However, it allows you to connect securely to multiple devices in your LAN.
A public IP address connects that network of private IPs to the Internet – the wide area network (WAN). It allows a local IP address to receive Internet traffic via a router.
As an Internet user, you have both a public IP and a private IP. If you stay on your home network, your private IP may vary depending on the device you use. However, your public IP will remain the same as long as you remain on that network.
Static IP and dynamic IP addresses – IPs are either static or dynamic. ISPs manually assign static IPs, and they never changes. On the other hand, networks assign dynamic IPs. They change periodically depending on the lease time.
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses – IPv4 and IPv6 refer to Internet Protocol version 4 and version 6 of the IP address system, respectively. IPv6 is an updated system that’s currently replacing IPv4 as we run out of IPv4 addresses. You may have an IPv4 or an IPv6. But having one over the other does not affect the user much.