What’s my IP address?
000.000.000.000
Checking your connection…
Is my VPN working?
Checking…Looking at your network, time zone and browser.
The leak test asks a public STUN server, the kind video-calling sites use, which address your browser really connects from. If it differs from the address above, your VPN is leaking.
Want to hide your IP?
A VPN sends your traffic through another server, so websites see its address instead of yours. It’s useful on public Wi-Fi, for privacy from your broadband provider and for watching UK services when you’re abroad.
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Your connection
- IPv4
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- IPv6
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- Network provider
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- Network number (ASN)
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- Approximate location
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- Time zone (IP)
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- Time zone (your device)
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- Browser
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- Operating system
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- Screen
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- Language
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- Connection
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What your IP address says about you
Your IP address is the number the internet uses to send pages back to you. Every website you visit sees it. At home it belongs to your broadband router, so everyone in the house shares it. On your phone it belongs to your mobile network and is often shared with thousands of other customers at once.
An IP address doesn’t reveal your name or street. It shows which provider you use and roughly where its equipment is, usually a town or region. That’s why the location above can be a city you’ve never lived in. Only your provider can match an address to an account, and in the UK it will only do that for the police or a court.
IPv4 and IPv6
IPv4 addresses look like four numbers with dots. The world ran out of them years ago, so many networks now also hand out IPv6 addresses, which are longer and written with colons. If you see both above, your connection supports both, and a website will use whichever it can.
Checking a VPN
A VPN should replace your real address with one of its own servers. Turn your VPN on and reload this page. The provider should change to a hosting or VPN company and the location should match the server you picked. Then run the leak test. If it finds your home address, or if your IPv6 address still shows your broadband provider, something is getting round the VPN. Most apps have a setting to block IPv6 or WebRTC leaks: switch it on and test again.
We also compare the time zone your device uses with the time zone of your IP. A big difference is a common sign that you’re on a VPN or proxy, which is what you want if you’ve chosen to use one.
Questions
Can someone find my home address from my IP?
No. An IP address points to your network provider and usually a town or region, not a street. Only your provider can link it to your account, and in the UK they only hand that over to the police or a court.
Why does the location say a different town?
Location comes from where your provider registers its addresses, which is often its nearest big exchange. Mobile networks and VPNs can show somewhere miles away, even another country.
Why do I have two IP addresses?
Many UK broadband and mobile networks give you both an IPv4 address and a newer IPv6 one. Websites use whichever both sides support, so it’s worth checking a VPN hides both.
Does my IP address change?
Often, yes. Most home broadband addresses change now and then, especially after the router restarts, and mobile ones change all the time. Some business lines pay for a fixed one.
Do you store my IP address?
No. Our server reads your connection, sends the details straight back to your browser and forgets them. There’s no log and no database.