Network Tool
Your Connection
View your public IP address, ISP, organization, location, timezone, and ASN details instantly.
Detecting your connection…
This tool shows your current public IP address — the address the internet sees when your traffic exits your network — along with your ISP, ASN, approximate location, and whether you are on IPv4 or IPv6. It is useful for confirming VPN connectivity, diagnosing NAT issues, or simply understanding what your traffic looks like from the outside. The lookup is free and happens automatically when you load the page.
What your public IP reveals
Your public IP address is assigned by your ISP or cloud provider and is visible to every server you connect to. From it, anyone can determine your ISP, your Autonomous System Number (ASN), a rough geographic location (typically city or region), and whether the address is associated with a known VPN, hosting provider, or residential ISP. This is the address that appears in web server logs, CDN analytics, firewall rules, and abuse reports — not your private RFC 1918 address inside your LAN.
Public IP vs. private LAN IP
Devices on a home or office network use private RFC 1918 addresses (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) that are not routable on the public internet. A NAT device (your router or firewall) translates outbound connections from your private IP to the public IP assigned by your ISP — a process called NAPT (Network Address Port Translation). The page you are visiting sees only the public IP; your 192.168.1.x address stays on your side of the NAT boundary.
IPv4 vs. IPv6 and dual-stack behavior
If your ISP and network support IPv6, your browser may prefer IPv6 when connecting to dual-stack servers (RFC 6724 address selection rules). This tool detects which protocol your browser used for the connection and displays it. In a dual-stack environment, different connections from the same device can appear as different addresses — your IPv4 NAT address from your ISP and a globally routable IPv6 address from your /64 prefix. Both are your public addresses.
Frequently asked questions
What is my IP address?+
Your IP address is the network-layer identifier assigned to your connection by your ISP or network provider. The value shown on this page is your public IP — the address the internet sees for your traffic after any NAT translation.
What is the difference between a public and private IP address?+
Private IPs (RFC 1918: 10.x, 172.16-31.x, 192.168.x) are used inside LANs and are not routable on the internet. Your router translates them to a single public IP via NAT for outbound connections. The public IP is what this tool shows.
How do I hide my IP address?+
Route your traffic through a VPN or proxy server. The destination sees the VPN exit node\'s IP instead of yours. Tor also works but adds significant latency. Note that your ISP and the VPN provider can still see your traffic at different points in the path.
Why does my IP location show the wrong city?+
IP geolocation is an approximation. ISPs often assign IP blocks at a regional hub rather than at the customer\'s city. Mobile carriers and CGNAT compound this further — your public IP may be geolocated to a city where the carrier\'s gateway is, not where you are.