You can use a site like WhatIsMyIPAddress.com to identify your original IP address, with your VPN switched off, and then connect to a VPN server and refresh the page.

You can look up your own IP address using a website like the aptly-named WhatIsMyIPAddress, where you’ll find information such as your internet service provider and your general region.

An IP address is an Internet Protocol address: It works a bit like a postal address does for the place where you live, enabling websites and web servers to find you and maintain a working connection.