Tagged “ip-address”
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Why Your Device Has Several IPv6 Addresses at Once
A link-local one, a routable one, a rotating one, sometimes more. What each is for, which one a site sees, and why rotation hides less than it looks.
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What a VPN Hides About Your IP Address, and What It Leaves Alone
An IP address is a routing label, not an identity. Here is what yours reveals, what a VPN substitutes, and the signals it never touches.
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What an ASN and Reverse DNS Reveal About Your Connection
Every IP address belongs to a registered network with a name attached. That is how sites tell a home connection from a data centre.
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What WebRTC Reveals About Your Local IP Address
Browser real-time communication needs to discover your addresses to connect peers directly. That discovery can expose more than a VPN intends.
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Why a VPN Gives You Two IP Addresses
Connecting a VPN adds a virtual network adapter with its own private address. Understanding it explains most routing confusion.
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Shared vs Dedicated VPN IP Addresses
A shared VPN address hides you in a crowd; a dedicated one is yours alone. Each solves a problem the other creates.
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Why IPv6 Is the Leak People Forget
Many VPN setups tunnel IPv4 and quietly let IPv6 traffic bypass the tunnel. Here is how that happens and how to check for it.
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What CGNAT Means for Your IP Address
Carrier-grade NAT puts many subscribers behind one public address. It changes what inbound connections can reach you and how a VPN helps.
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Static vs Dynamic IP Addresses: What Actually Changes
A static address stays put; a dynamic one is leased and may be reassigned. The difference matters more for reachability than for privacy.
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Why Your Home IP Address Changes on Its Own
Home connections get their public address on a lease that can be renewed or reassigned. Here is what triggers a change and what it means for privacy.
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Public vs Private IP Addresses: Which One a VPN Changes
Your device has a private address on your own network and a public one facing the internet. A VPN replaces one of them, not both.
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What a Cheap VPN Is Economising On
Running exit infrastructure has real recurring costs. Where a low price comes from, what usually gets thinned first, and which corners you will notice.
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What Is a VPN? A Definition in Terms of Your IP Address
A VPN adds a network interface and substitutes the address remote services see. The definition, stated in addressing and routing terms.
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Changing Your VPN Location Only Changes the Exit Address
Picking a different server swaps the address you arrive from and the path your traffic takes. Everything else about your device stays put.
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Finding and Reading Your VPN's Exit Address
The address the internet sees is not on your device at all. How to find it, and what its owner, reverse name, and reuse tell you.
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Is My Real IP Address Still Showing?
The address case is the leak people ask about because it is the one they were promised. Here is what reverts it, and how to be certain.
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How Many Devices a VPN Covers: Counting Connections, Not Gadgets
Device limits count simultaneous connections, not installs. A router counts once, a double-tunnelled laptop counts twice, and stale sessions hold slots.
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Putting the VPN on Your Router: What You Are Committing To
A router tunnel covers devices that can never run a client, and commits you to one shared exit address and a piece of infrastructure that fails silently.
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A VPN on an iPhone: What Happens Between Networks
An iPhone's tunnel belongs to the operating system and is rebuilt every time the network changes. What happens in those intervals is the real subject.