Private IP vs Public IP
Are you wondering what’s the deal with Public and Private IP when your manager asks such things on your first day of work? In this article, you will get the answers!
What is IP?
IP stands for internet protocol. Simply put, they are used for communicating with all the computers around the world wirelessly. Basically, to do anything related to the internet like load a page on a website or download a song from the internet, an IP address is necessary.
This is because through IP addresses another computer can easily locate mine in order to deliver that particular webpage or the song I wanted. This is why it is highly crucial for all computers to have an IP address. In other words, an IP address is a unique address that is used to identify computers on the internet.
Public IP:
Public IP addresses and Private IP addresses are two very important parts of our devices that rarely think about, but with all the increase in cybercrime activities, it’s very crucial to learn about it now more than ever.
Public IP addresses are IP addresses used to communicate outside the network and are directly accessible over the internet. This is assigned by the ISP (Internet Service Provider) to your network router. This lets a user communicate outside their network like posting something on Instagram and reaching millions of people with a click of a button.
Private IP:
A private IP address is an address your network router assigns to your device. Each device within the same network is assigned a unique private IP address. This is used by the computer to communicate with devices within the same network and not the entire internet.
This is a great example of why you can connect things like your headphones wirelessly and other people cant connect them with yours by accident.
Private IP addresses exist within a specific range reserved by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and they should not be shared with people especially on the internet. All private addresses start with 192, 172, or 10.
Conclusion:
Hope you understood public IP and private IP. So, next time when your manager asks, just tell her with great confidence! Because I taught you well!!
