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The IP check shows you your currently used public IP address, your approximate location, and your internet service provider. This information is determined automatically and may vary depending on your connection or VPN usage.
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More privacy with VPN:
Learn how NordVPN protects your connection and how you can use a VPN server in Switzerland.
Your public IP address is the address assigned to your internet connection for the outside world. Websites and online services need it to transmit requested data over the internet.
Devices in your home or corporate network also use private IP addresses. These are intended for communication within the local network and are not the same as your public IP address.
IPv4 and IPv6 are two versions of the Internet Protocol. Due to the limited IPv4 address space, IPv6 was developed with a significantly larger address space. Depending on your connection, you can use IPv4, IPv6, or both.
Many internet connections do not receive a permanently identical public IP address. Your provider can assign your connection a different IP address regularly or upon a new connection.
Using a public IP address, it is generally possible to determine the country, an approximate region, and the internet service provider. However, IP geolocation does not provide a reliable, exact residential or current location.
A VPN routes your internet traffic through a VPN server. As a result, visited websites generally see the public IP address of the VPN server instead of your original IP address.
Public and Private IP
Your device can use multiple IP addresses at the same time. In the local network, it is assigned a private IP address, whereas a public IP address is used for communication via the internet.
The private IP address organizes communication between devices within your network. Externally, however, the public IP address of your internet connection is generally what appears.
IP address and VPN
Without a VPN, your internet connection communicates directly with websites and online services. If you connect to a VPN instead, your internet traffic is first transmitted encrypted to the VPN server.
As a result, the public IP address of the VPN server generally appears to visited websites instead of the original public IP address of your internet connection.
IP Geolocation
No, a public IP address does not normally reveal a person's exact home address or precise location. IP geolocation can often determine a country as well as an approximate region or city. However, the results can deviate significantly from the actual location.
This is partly because IP addresses are managed by internet providers and assigned to specific networks or dial-in points. In the case of mobile networks, corporate networks, or a VPN connection can the displayed position be even further away from the actual location.
Good to know: If our IP check shows Zurich, for example, even though you are in Chur, this is not a browser error. The displayed location is based on the geographical assignment of your public IP address and not on GPS data.
An IP address is an address that allows devices and internet connections to communicate within IP networks. When you visit a website, a public IP address is used for communication over the internet.
With the CURIAWEB IP-Check At the top of this page, you can directly view your currently used public IP address.
A public IP address is used for communication over the internet. It is assigned to your connection or the outward-facing connection and is generally visible to other systems on the internet when a connection is established with them.
Public IP addresses differ from private IP addresses like 192.168.1.10, which are typically used within a local network.
IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses and looks like this, for example:192.0.2.25
Since the number of available IPv4 addresses is limited, IPv6 was developed with a significantly larger address space.
An IPv6 address can look like this, for example:2001:db8::1234
Many internet connections and websites support both protocols today.
Many internet providers assign dynamic public IP addresses. That means your connection doesn't have to use the same IP address permanently.
A change can occur, for example, after a reconnection or through the provider's address management. Whether and when the IP changes depends on the specific internet connection and provider.
Only approximately. IP geolocation can typically determine the Country as well as an approximate region or city determine.
However, the determined position does not necessarily have to correspond to the actual location. Significant deviations can occur, particularly with mobile connections, company networks, provider networks, or VPN connections.
From a public IP address alone, ordinary websites or other internet users cannot not easily deduce your exact home address.
However, internet providers have information about which connections or customers were assigned specific IP addresses at specific times. Access to this information is subject to legal and organizational requirements.
With a direct connection, a website generally sees the public IP address from which the request originates. From this, for example, the used internet service provider and an approximate geographical area can be derived.
Along with other technical information, cookies, or a logged-in user account, websites can obtain additional information about a visitor. Therefore, an IP address is only a component the online identification.
Yes, with an active VPN connection, your internet traffic is first routed through a VPN server routed. As a result, this generally appears to visited websites as the public IP address of the VPN server instead of your original public IP address.
For example, if you use a VPN server in Switzerland, a Swiss VPN IP address may appear to a website.
Important: A VPN increases privacy, but makes you not automatically completely anonymous.
In the event of hosting and server issues, the public IP address can be important for technical diagnosis. For example, this makes it possible to check whether a connection is being [blocked] by a firewall or security rule is being blocked.
Even with issues regarding cPanel, email, FTP, SSH, or other server services, the IP address can help narrow down the cause of a failed connection.
With the IP check on this page, you can retrieve the currently used public IP address and use the button „Copy IP address“ conveniently submit to CURIAWEB support.