THE EVERYDAY IP TOOLKIT
Your public IP, the records behind a name, and the numbers that shape a network.
The source address seen by this service. A router, VPN or proxy may sit between you and the internet.
A FEW GOOD TOOLS
Query public DNS records for a domain.
One resolver's answer, not a global propagation check. How to read DNS records ↗
Network, mask, broadcast and usable range. Calculated on your device. The starting /24 is illustrative, not your detected network; IPv6 connections use a documentation IPv4 example.
Supports /0 through /32, including point-to-point /31 networks.
Check IPv4 or IPv6 format, address scope and reverse DNS.
Address scope does not establish ownership or reachability. IPv4 vs IPv6 ↗
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Public, not private. The IP above is the address this service sees—not necessarily the address assigned to your device.
One request, one path. A browser may use IPv6 while another connection uses IPv4. Neither result proves the other is unavailable.
DNS, with context. A record is not proof that a website is reachable. Check the response status and record type first.
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curl aboutip.info216.73.217.121A separate command may use a different route.Plain text by default for command-line clients. Use HTTPS for encryption, or JSON for a structured response.
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Understand the address inside your network and the address the internet sees.
4 min readTwo address formats, one internet. Learn what a single connection can tell you.
3 min readMake sense of record types, response status, caching and resolver context.
4 min readGOOD QUESTIONS
Your provider may assign addresses dynamically. Switching Wi-Fi, mobile networks, VPN endpoints or IP protocols can change the address a service sees.
Not precisely. IP location databases are approximate and can describe a provider’s network rather than your device. ABOUTIP does not request GPS location. The time zone above comes from your browser.
No. The starting prefix is an example, not a measured network mask. Enter the IPv4 address and prefix you actually want to calculate. The calculation runs locally in your browser.
Yes. Use the CLI / API guide. The overall allowance is 40 requests per source IP in a rolling 60 seconds. Pages and API requests share it; DNS and reverse DNS have an additional shared lookup budget.
CONNECTIVITY · 3 MIN READ
Both carry internet traffic. They use different address formats, and your device may use both.
An IPv4 address contains 32 bits, normally written as four numbers from 0 to 255, such as 192.0.2.10. The address space is limited, which is one reason NAT is common.
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses written in hexadecimal, such as 2001:db8::10. Leading zeros can be omitted, and a single :: can stand for consecutive groups of zeros. IPv6 has no broadcast addresses; multicast handles many equivalent tasks.
A dual-stack network supports both protocols. Your browser selects a working route to a service. The IP on this page describes this request; it does not prove that the other protocol is unavailable. A VPN can affect the two protocols differently.
IPv6 has different address scopes. ::1 is loopback, fe80::/10 is link-local, and fc00::/7 is unique-local. A globally scoped address does not automatically mean a device is reachable: firewall policy still controls inbound traffic.
Reference: RFC 4291 — IPv6 addressing architecture ↗