What Is a Public IP Address?
Learn what a public IP address is, how websites see it, and how it differs from addresses used inside your local network.
A public IP address is an internet-routable address associated with the connection that reaches a website or service. It may be assigned to a home router, mobile carrier gateway, business firewall, VPN endpoint, or other network edge.
Public addresses make two-way internet communication possible. They are not the same thing as a person’s identity and usually do not expose an exact home address by themselves.
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