What is NAT? How every device at home shares one IP address
How network address translation works, why port forwarding is needed, how it relates to CGNAT, and why IPv6 doesn't need NAT.
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How network address translation works, why port forwarding is needed, how it relates to CGNAT, and why IPv6 doesn't need NAT.
Why 255.255.255.0 and /24 are the same thing, how a mask separates network from host, and what wildcard masks are.
What a proxy server does, HTTP and SOCKS proxies, reverse proxies and CDNs, residential proxies, and the difference from a VPN.
What your provider actually does, where it gets IP addresses, why a lookup may show another name than the brand you pay, and what it can see.
What an IP address really says about where you are, who can link it to you, and why 'IP tracing' in films is misleading.
How names become IP addresses, what a DNS server does, and what changing your DNS does and does not change.
The fastest way, and how to find both your public and your private address on Windows, macOS, iPhone, Android and your router.
Why dynamic addresses change, what a static IP is good for, where CGNAT comes in and whether a home user really needs a fixed address.
Restarting the router, switching to mobile data, a VPN or a fixed IP: what each one changes, and what it doesn't.
From typing a name to getting an address: resolvers, root servers, TLDs, caching and TTLs, in plain language.
Why your provider may be sharing one public IPv4 address with hundreds of customers, how to tell, and what it breaks.
Dynamic leases, router restarts, mobile networks and IPv6 privacy addresses: the everyday reasons your IP isn't constant.