Why Your ipconfig IP Address Is Different From Your Real Internet IP — Private vs Public IP Address Explained (Windows 11)

Home desk with handwritten sticky note about private vs public IP address confusion beside a home router and cable tester on a cluttered troubleshooting desk

You open Command Prompt on Windows 11, type ipconfig, and see something like 192.168.1.5. Then you visit a site like WhatIsMyIP.com{: target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”} and it shows a completely different number — maybe 98.47.213.86. Neither is wrong. They are two different IP addresses, and your computer genuinely uses both of them at the same time. This is one of the … Read more