IP Address Lookup
See the public IP address your connection uses and roughly where it appears to be. Type any IPv4 or IPv6 address to see whether it is public, private or reserved, its other notations and its host name.
YOUR IP ADDRESS
Finding your IP address…
ANALYSE AN ADDRESS
Type an address to see its type and other notations.
Your IP address comes from the Deskbox server and its location from our host, Vercel. Typed addresses are analysed in your browser; reverse DNS lookups go from your browser to the resolver you choose.
How to look up an IP address
See your own address
Your public IP address and its approximate location appear as soon as the page opens.
Analyse any address
Type or paste an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Its type, range and its binary, hex and integer forms update as you type.
Find the host name
Look up the reverse DNS (PTR) record to see the host name the network owner has set for the address.
Public, private and special addresses
Most addresses on the internet are public. Others are set aside: 10.x, 172.16–31.x and 192.168.x are private networks behind a router, 100.64.0.0/10 is used by internet providers for carrier-grade NAT, 127.0.0.1 and ::1 point to your own device, and 192.0.2.0/24 and 2001:db8::/32 exist only for documentation. The tool names the range and the RFC that defines it.
How accurate is the location?
The location comes from our hosting provider, Vercel, which estimates it from the address. The country is usually right and the city often isn't. With a VPN or a mobile connection, it shows where that network connects to the internet rather than where you are.
Frequently asked questions
What is sent to a server?
Opening the page asks the Deskbox server which address your request came from; the location is an estimate added by our host, Vercel. Addresses you type are analysed in your browser. Only when you look up reverse DNS is the address sent, as a DNS query, from your browser to the resolver you choose (Cloudflare or Google).
Why is my IP different from the one on my computer?
Your computer usually has a private address on your local network, such as 192.168.1.20. Your router or internet provider translates it into a public address, which is what websites see and what this page shows.
Why does it show an IPv6 address?
If your network supports IPv6, your browser often prefers it. Many connections have both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address, and the page shows the one this request used.