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A: A Public IP address is the external address used to identify your connection on the internet.

Inside your home or office network, devices use local IP addresses (such as 192.168.x.x) to communicate internally.

Your router translates these local addresses into a single public IP when accessing the internet. This tool displays the public IP address visible to external servers.

A: IPv4 is the traditional IP address format and supports about 4.3 billion addresses. As the internet grew and this supply became insufficient, IPv6 was introduced with a virtually unlimited number of addresses.

Key Characteristics:
IPv6 was designed with newer network architectures in mind. Many providers use modern connection methods such as IPoE with IPv6 networks, which can avoid congestion commonly seen in older IPv4 PPPoE connections and may provide more stable performance.

Priority:
Modern operating systems (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) are designed to prefer IPv6 when both IPv4 and IPv6 are available. The "Priority" badge in this tool indicates which protocol your device is currently using for internet communication.

A: An IP address is assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when your device connects to the internet.

In most homes and offices, the router receives a single public IP address from the ISP and assigns local IP addresses (such as 192.168.x.x) to devices inside the network.

Most networks use a system called DHCP, which automatically assigns IP addresses. Depending on the provider and connection type, your IP address may stay the same or change over time.

A: How often your IP address changes depends on your internet connection and ISP settings.

Most home connections use dynamic IP addresses, which means your IP may change when your router reconnects or after a certain period of time.

Some business connections use a static IP address that remains the same. Mobile networks may change IP addresses more frequently because traffic is routed through different network gateways.

A: There are several ways to change your IP address.

Reconnect your router:
On many home networks, restarting the router or reconnecting the internet connection may result in a new IP address.

Use a VPN:
When you use a VPN service, websites will see the IP address of the VPN server instead of your real IP address.

Use a different network:
Connecting through a mobile network or another Wi-Fi network will assign a different IP address.

A: No. An IP address alone cannot reveal your exact home address.

IP geolocation is based on the internet service provider (ISP) and network infrastructure. The estimated location is usually at the city or regional level.

Therefore, an IP address by itself cannot directly identify your exact residence.

A: IP geolocation does not reveal your exact physical location like GPS. Instead, it identifies the location of the ISP network hub or gateway handling your connection.

Mobile networks often route traffic through centralized gateways in large cities that may be hundreds of kilometers away.

Because of this routing structure, the detected location may differ from your actual location.

A: IPv6 address ranges are extremely large, and geolocation databases do not always map them to precise regions.

Because of this, the location of a major ISP facility (such as a data center in a large city) may be used as a representative location.

IPv4, on the other hand, has been used for many years and generally has more detailed geolocation data available.

In addition, IPv4 and IPv6 traffic may pass through different network gateways, which can also cause the detected location to differ.

A: Even when you use a VPN, an IP address must still be visible on the internet for communication to work. Normally this will be the IP address of the VPN server rather than your real home connection.

Because of this, IP check tools will usually detect the VPN server's IP address.

If your home ISP address appears while connected to a VPN, the VPN may not be properly connected or another browser feature (such as WebRTC) may be revealing an alternative network path.

A: A DNS leak occurs when your DNS requests are sent outside the VPN tunnel even though a VPN is in use.

Normally, when connected to a VPN, all traffic—including DNS queries used to resolve domain names—should go through the VPN network.

If your system continues to use your ISP's DNS servers instead, observers may infer which websites you are visiting. This situation is commonly referred to as a DNS leak.

A: An IPv6 leak happens when a VPN protects only IPv4 traffic while IPv6 traffic bypasses the VPN tunnel and connects directly to the internet.

In that situation, your real IPv6 address may become visible to websites even though you are connected to a VPN.

This can occur if the VPN service does not fully support IPv6 or if IPv6 remains enabled on the operating system. Using a VPN with IPv6 support or disabling IPv6 can help prevent this issue.

A: This occurs due to how WebRTC works in browsers. WebRTC gathers possible network routes (IP addresses) to establish fast peer-to-peer connections for services like video calls. Because this information can be accessed via JavaScript, websites may be able to see local or alternative IP addresses.

Advantages
It allows faster and more stable connections for services such as Zoom or Google Meet.

Disadvantages
A malicious site could use this mechanism to obtain local network information or reveal an IP outside the VPN tunnel. This situation is commonly called a "WebRTC leak".

Addresses such as 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, or 172.16.x.x are private network addresses and cannot directly reveal your physical location. However, from a privacy perspective they expose more network information than necessary.If you want to prevent this completely, you can disable or restrict WebRTC through browser settings or privacy extensions.

A: No. Hiding your IP address is only one aspect of protecting privacy and does not guarantee complete anonymity.

Websites can often identify a browsing environment using other information such as browser details, screen size, operating system, time zone, and cookies.

Because of this, even when using a VPN or proxy, a website may still be able to associate activity with the same user based on browser characteristics. Online anonymity depends on multiple factors, not just your IP address.

A: It doesn't always mean immediate danger, but it indicates that spam or attacks were previously detected from this IP. On shared networks (like mobile or apartments), you might be listed due to someone else's actions. However, if you are concerned, we recommend running a virus scan to ensure your device hasn't been compromised and used as a "bot" for remote attacks without your knowledge.

A: This happens when your internet service provider (ISP) has not configured a reverse DNS (PTR record).

When reverse DNS exists, the IP address can be resolved to a hostname such as "xxx.provider.example".

If no record is available, the hostname cannot be resolved and the IP address itself is displayed. This is relatively common with IPv6 connections.

A: Modern monitors and operating systems often use Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), which dynamically adjusts the refresh rate depending on screen activity.

For example, when the screen is mostly static or in power-saving mode, the refresh rate may be intentionally reduced.

Because of this behavior, the measured value may sometimes differ from the monitor's maximum specification.

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