Una IP address It is something that for the majority of users who connect to the Internet on a daily basis goes completely unnoticed, but which plays a fundamental and decisive role in each of the connections to the network of networks that are made. First of all we can say that is an acronym for Internet Protocol and is also a unique and unrepeatable number with which a computer can be unequivocally identified or any other device connected to a network that runs the so-called IP protocol.
Made up of four groups of numbers, it is shown in the form 127.0.0.1. Each group of numbers can have a value from 0 to 255 that will make it unrepeatable as we said before. The IP is always visible, although on some occasions it can be hidden in order to carry out certain activities. However, no method is infallible because it is better not to get in trouble, for example, in the network of networks since we can almost always be identified and located.
The IP addresses are public and supplied by our provider of connection to the network of networks. From now on we will know how to know our IP, how to identify which country it belongs to and many other things which are more interesting.
Types of IP; Public and Private, Fixed and dynamic
Before getting into technical and interesting things about IP, we must know that there are four types; the public and the private ones, and on the other hand the fixed and the dynamic ones, which we will explain in detail below:
Private IP: This type of IP address is the one used by a computer within its local network and which allows identifying all the computers that are connected to that network. An IP of a local network is still unique, but it can coincide with another IP of a public network, although in no case will they get confused because the two are not mixed at any time.
Public IP: this IP is the one that is shown to the rest of the devices that are outside the local network. In this case, no IP can be the same, although it can happen that several devices connected to the same router show the same IP address.
fixed IP: this type of IP as its name says is fixed and does not vary in any case. Also known as static are those used by the servers of Internet providers.
Dynamic IP: this type of IP addresses are those that are not repeated every time we connect to the network of networks. For example, it is the one that we usually have the majority of users, and that is that every time we connect to the Internet our service provider gives us a different IP.
How can I find out what my IP is?
Depending on the device in which we want to know our IP, we can follow several methods, but in general the simplest and most useful for any computer or device is to visit the following link.
If we write down this IP we can realize that all the devices connected to the same router have the same IP address or that this has very little to do with the private IP that we will have in a local network.
Also and how do we know that More and more users make use of mobile devices with Android or iOS, then we are going to show you how to find out the IP address in any device that makes use of one of the two operating systems.
Get IP address on an iOS device
Like any device that connects to the network of networks, the devices with the iOS operating system, that is, the iPhone or iPad, have an associated IP address, which can be obtained very easily. To do this you must follow the following steps.
First access the settings of your device and select the Connection option. If you are connected to the Internet through a WiFi network, click on the corresponding option. Now click on the network to which you are connected and you will be able to know the IP address of your device.
Get IP address on Android device
Obtaining the IP address on an Android device without using any tool can be a bit more complicated and there are several versions of Google software on the market that each work in a different way.
For example in Android 5.0 Lollipop All you have to do is access to view your WiFi network to which you are connected and select "Advanced WiFi" in the options. Scrolling to the bottom of that screen you can check your IP address.
In most versions of Android you must access the WiFi network or data network that you are connected to and check the options, which will be displayed in one way or another, but which is not usually too difficult to find.
How to know from which country an IP is
As we already know of any IP address, it is possible to know in a simple way where that IP is from. There are dozens of different methods to find out, but as usual we are going to propose the simplest method of all.
Knowing which country an IP belongs to can help us, for example, to know where the traffic to our website comes from or for example, where different attacks come from. It can also be useful when receiving emails from unknown users, which through the IP we can locate on a map.
To find out from which country any IP is, the easiest thing to do is use the tool that we will find in the following link.
What is a Geolocator?
Just as we can know from which country an IP is, we can also quickly and easily know the fairly precise location of the location of an IP address. In addition, for example, we can also know the city, the province and the autonomous community of the user that connects to the network of networks from that IP. In case all this seems little to you, you can also know the Internet service provider.
In the network of networks There are hundreds of free geolocators, of higher or lower quality, but as always we will make a recommendation that you can find it in the following link.
As always, if you are going to use this type of service, you have to know that they are not entirely accurate and may offer errors, so keep that in mind.