What Is My IP? - 3.12.146.108
Your public IP address is a unique identifier that your Internet service provider (ISP) assigns to your router. It acts as your home's address on the Internet, allowing other devices to find you.
What is my IP Address?
IP Address:
3.12.146.108
Your location:
United States, Seattle
Location 3.12.146.108
Why do I need to know my public IP address?
- Connecting to a home network remotely.
- Transferring files via an FTP server.
- Connecting the network to a custom DNS service.
How to find your public IP address?
- Online tools. There are websites like ours that will show you your public IP address, as well as other information like your browser or local IP.
- Command Prompt (Windows). Type slookup myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com and get your IP address.
- Router. Go into your router settings and find your IP address in the information section.
Public IP Address vs. Private IP Address
Each device on your home network has its own private IP address that is hidden from the outside world. Only your router has a public IP address.
Public and private IP address ranges
- Public IP addresses. Issued by ISPs and cannot be the same as private IP addresses. Range from 1 to 191, excluding those previously mentioned.
- Private IP addresses. Reserved for internal networks. Ranges 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255.
How to hide my public IP address
A virtual private network (VPN) creates a tunnel from your network to a VPN service and exposes its address as your public IP address.
IPv4 vs IPv6
IPv4. Old standard, using 32-bit addresses (e.g. 123.23.10.5).
IPv6. New standard with 128-bit addresses (e.g. 3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf).
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