Why Doesn’t My Machine’s IP Address Match What I’m Told on the Internet?

✳️ Ever wonder why your computer shows one IP address, but websites see something totally different? They're both right. I'll describe how your router juggles two addresses behind the scenes and how that protects you every time you go online.

✳️ Two IP addresses
When you check your computer’s IP address, you’ll see a local number, like 192.168.1.100. But websites see your router’s address. Your router acts as a middleman, swapping addresses back and forth using a process called NAT. Both addresses are real and correct!

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Chapters
0:00 My Machine’s IP Address Doesn't Match What I see on the Internet
0:48 Your computer’s IP address
1:28 Your computer’s internet IP address
2:15 How IP addresses are born
5:07 Network Address Translation (NAT) at work
6:24 Why NAT?

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