What Is My IP Address
Your Public IP Address
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What is a public IP address?
Your public IP address is the identifier your internet service provider assigns to your connection, visible to any website or service you connect to. It's how servers know where to send data back to your device.
This is different from your private/local IP address (usually something like 192.168.x.x), which only identifies your device within your home or office network.
Why your IP might change
Most home internet connections use "dynamic" IPs that change periodically, especially after restarting your router. Businesses and some plans use "static" IPs that stay fixed. Using a VPN will also change the IP address that websites see, replacing it with the VPN server's address instead of your own.