Public and Private IP

Public IP

• The Public IP Address of a system is the IP address that is used to communicate outside the network. A public IP address is basically assigned by the ISP (Internet Service Provider).

• Public IP Addresses can be traced back to the Internet Service Provider that can easily trace the geographical location.

Public IP Types

1. Static IP

Static Addresses are those addresses that do not change with time.

1. Dynamic IP

Dynamic IP Addresses are addresses that change over time.

Private IP

• The Private IP Address of a system is the IP address that is used to communicate within the same network.

• Using private IP data or information can be sent or received within the same network.

• The router basically assigns these types of addresses to the device.

• These things make Private IP Addresses more secure than Public IP Addresses.

• we can trace Private IP Addresses, but this happens only by using other devices on the local network.

• Devices that are connected to the local network has private IP Address and this can only be visible to the devices that are connected within that network.

• But it can’t be seen online as it happens in public IP Addresses.

Public and Private IP