Your IP Address
13.59.92.247
Your public IP address can reveal information about your internet connection and your approximate geographic location.
Your IP Info
Internet Protocol Address
Internet Service Provider
Client Port
13.59.92.247
Internet Service Provider
ec2-13-59-92-247.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com
Client Port
21964
Browser and OS
User-Agent
Operating System
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Operating System
Server Information
Connection is secure (HTTPS)
Server Port: 443Server Name: yoip.net
Server Software: Apache
Request Method: GET
Request Time: 2024-11-21 06:48:48
Public vs. Private IP: What's the difference?
Public IP, also known as an external IP, is the address provided by your internet service provider. Devices on the same network share this IP address when accessing the internet. For specific details, such as location, you can perform an IP lookup check. On the other hand, private, or local, IPs are assigned to each device on your network by your router. Take a look at the table below to understand the differences between public and private IP addresses better:
Public |
Private |
|---|---|
| Used externally for communication over the internet | Used internally for communication within your home or office devices |
| Assigned by an ISP | Assigned by a local router or a DHCP server |
| Unique | Not unique and may be reused in other networks |
| Example: 4.4.4.4. | Example: 192.168.1.100 |
| Used to identify individual devices on the open internet | Used to segment a larger network into smaller subnetworks |
Frequently Asked Questions
An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a numeric label assigned by your internet service provider. As it’s used to identify your device among billions of others, an IP address is a little like an online home address.
First, you type in a website name (example.com) into the browser. However, your computer does not understand words — only numbers. So it first finds out the IP address of that website (example.com = 103.86.98.1.), finds it on the web, and finally loads it on your screen.
Your IP address reveals a lot about you, ie. the approximate place you surf from, including your country, region, postcode, and city. Moreover, cunning websites can compare this information with other details retrieved from cookies and metadata, thus creating an even more revealing picture of your identity.
It is unlikely that anyone will actually take over your IP address and use it as their own. But some people do have access to your external IP address and can collect data related to it. For example, your ISP can always see what websites you have visited on the web. Meanwhile, the websites that you visit can track your approximate location and actions to customize their offering. If you search for flights, the website can detect that you are, for example, surfing from a wealthy European country and, therefore, automatically raise the prices.
It is possible to protect your IP address by hiding it. This is done by using a VPN service, which routes your connection through another IP address, thus hiding your real one. Besides that, VPNs have many other benefits too. You get more online privacy and security as your internet traffic is encrypted and cannot be read by third-parties or misused by hackers.