Why do we need public IP and Private IP?

A public IP address identifies you to the wider internet so that all the information you’re searching for can find you. A private IP address is used within a private network to connect securely to other devices within that same network.

Do you need a public IP address to access the Internet?

Devices trying to communicate with other devices over the Internet will use this IP address to reach / exchange messages with them. You can reach these websites using their public IP address or their domain name. Not all websites need to have their own public IP address.

What can public IP address tell you?

For the most part, an IP address tells you the city, ZIP code, or area code of your ISP, as well as your ISP’s name. What can an IP address tell you? To some degree, your physical location and also the name of your ISP.

What is difference between Private IP and public IP?

Private IP address of a system is the IP address which is used to communicate within the same network. Using private IP data or information can be sent or received within the same network. Public IP address of a system is the IP address which is used to communicate outside the network.

What is my public IP address for my router?

Go to Settings and then Wi-Fi; Tap on the Wi-Fi you are connected to; Here you can see your public IP address is under Router.

Is it safe to share public IP address?

An IP address of a computer is never fixed so sharing IP address is not dangerous to because the IP address will map to your computer for a very short time or you can reboot you router to change your IP address.

Why is my public IP different from ipconfig?

If there is any box at all in between your computer and your ISP, your computer will probably have a different IP. The reason is that there is a finite number of IPs in the world, so there has to be some way of conserving them. That way is NAT, or Network Address Translation.