Live network utility
See the public IP address your browser exposes right now, check whether IPv4 and IPv6 are available, identify the visible network provider, and collect a clean troubleshooting report without digging through router menus or command-line output.
Detection runs in your browser. The public IP comes from external IP echo services; approximate network details come from geolocation providers.
What your public IP address actually tells you
Your public IP address is the address a remote website sees when your device reaches the internet. It is not usually the private address printed in your router settings or shown by a local command such as ipconfig. At home, several devices often share one public IPv4 address through NAT. On mobile networks, many customers may pass through carrier-grade NAT. With IPv6, your device or network can have a globally routable address while still being protected by firewall rules.
This distinction matters when you are opening a firewall rule, asking a hosting company to allowlist you, checking whether a VPN is active, or proving which network a support ticket came from. If the public IP shown here is different from what you expected, the explanation is often simple: a VPN, a proxy, a corporate gateway, a mobile carrier, a CDN edge, or a router using a different outbound connection.
When this tool is useful
- Copy your current public IP before adding a temporary firewall allowlist rule.
- Check whether your browser is reaching the web through IPv4, IPv6, or both.
- Confirm whether a VPN or proxy changed the visible country or provider.
- Collect browser context such as time zone and language when debugging access issues.
- Compare your public IP with a local private IP to understand NAT behavior.
How to read the result without overthinking it
The IP itself is the most important value. The provider, ASN, country and city are helpful clues, but they are not proof of a physical location. IP geolocation databases are built from routing, registry and provider data. They are good enough for troubleshooting and fraud signals, but they are not GPS. A city can be wrong, a VPN can appear in another country, and a business connection can show the location of the company gateway rather than the person using it.
Privacy and safe handling
An IP address is operational data. It can reveal a network and an approximate area, so do not paste it into public comments unless you are comfortable sharing that context. For support tickets, it is normally fine to share your public IP with your host, VPN provider, SaaS vendor or security team. For public screenshots, consider hiding the last octet of an IPv4 address or part of an IPv6 address.
Common questions
Why do I see two public IP addresses?
You may be on a dual-stack connection. Some destinations use IPv4, while others use IPv6. That is normal. If only one version appears, your connection, browser path or network provider may not support the other version for this request.
Is this the same as my local IP address?
No. A local IP usually looks like 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x or 172.16-31.x.x. It identifies your device inside a private network. The public IP is the one visible from outside that network.
Can this prove where someone lives?
No. It can suggest a country, region, city or provider, but it should never be treated as precise identity or exact physical location.
What is the difference between my public and private IP?
Your public IP is the address the internet sees, assigned by your ISP and shared by every device behind your router. Your private IP (like 192.168.x.x) is local to your network and not routable on the internet.
Why do I have both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address?
Most networks run dual-stack: IPv4 for compatibility with the older internet and IPv6 for the much larger modern address space. Sites that support both will often prefer IPv6.
Does hiding my IP make me anonymous?
Not fully. A VPN or proxy changes the IP a site sees, but cookies, browser fingerprinting and account logins still identify you. IP is just one signal among many.
