The weird networking issues continue. Here’s a simple query we received this week from Lifehacker reader Cheryl: “My public IP address says a whole different city and state. Why is that?

Can I change my IP address? You cannot necessarily change your public IP address yourself, as these can only be altered by ...

To see how easily a site can see your IP address, visit What Is My IP Address. Or just Google what's my ip address. It’s easier to get than your telephone number. [Email your tech questions to ...

From any browser, type “What’s my IP address” into the big G’s search bar and the engine will show it to you at the very top of the results page. What an IP address is and why should you ...

You may not realise it, but your IP address being visible is risky because everyone – including your internet service provider (ISP), the government, and curious snoopers – can use it to track ...

It never hurts to have a backup, and there are alternative sites which deliver essentially the same service – like https://whatismyipaddress.com, or indeed if you Google ‘what is my IP’ the ...

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Here’s how it works. An Internet Protocol address, also known as an IP address, is a unique number that identifies a device connected to the internet. It's a numeric label that is assigned to ...

Questions like: What is an IP address? How can I figure out what my IP address is? Why do I need to know my IP address? I remember the first time I ever thought about an IP address. It was when a ...