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Most connections today have an IPv4 address, and many also have an IPv6 address. They are separate addresses, and a website can see either one.
32 bits, written as four numbers such as 192.0.2.10. There are only about 4.3 billion, so homes usually share one public address between all devices through the router (NAT).
IPv4 explained128 bits, written in hexadecimal such as 2001:db8::10. There are enough for every device to get its own public address, without NAT.
IPv6 explainedA lookup result combines four different kinds of information. They often agree, but they answer different questions — and none of them identifies a person.
A regional internet registry (RIPE NCC for the UAE, Europe and the Middle East) records which organisation holds a block and the country it is registered in.
BGP shows which network (AS number) announces the block to the rest of the internet today. That is usually, but not always, the holder.
A geolocation database estimates where the block is used: reliable for the country, rough for the city, never a street address.
Where you really are is known only to you and, for its own subscribers, your provider. VPNs, mobile networks and corporate gateways move the apparent location.
Query DNS live, follow a domain's registration, see which network routes an address and whether its route is RPKI-valid.
UAE internet
How much address space is registered to organisations in the Emirates, how much is geolocated here, which UAE networks announce the most of it, how many of their routes are protected by RPKI and how the estimate spreads across the seven emirates — recomputed every time our datasets are rebuilt.
See all the figuresShort, accurate answers to the questions people ask most about IP addresses, each with a guide or tool to go further.
A number that identifies a connection on a network so data can find its way back. On the internet your router or your provider's equipment has a public address; your devices have private ones behind it.
Read more : What is an IP address?IPv4 addresses are 32 bits (192.0.2.10) and have run out; IPv6 addresses are 128 bits (2001:db8::10) and are plentiful enough for every device. Many connections in the UAE have both; whether yours does depends on your provider, plan and router.
Read more : What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?No. It points to a network and, at best, an approximate area such as a city or region. Only your provider can link an address to a subscriber, and only shares that under legal process.
Read more : Can an IP address reveal my exact location?An autonomous system number identifies one network on the internet, such as Etisalat by e& (AS5384) or du (AS15802). Networks exchange routes with each other under these numbers using BGP.
Read more : What is an ASN?A public address is reachable on the internet and is what websites see. Private addresses (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, 172.16–31.x.x) are only used inside a local network and never leave it.
Read more : What is the difference between a public and a private IP?Most home and mobile subscriptions get an address from a pool. It can change when the router restarts, the lease runs out or the provider renumbers its network. A fixed address is usually an extra service.
Read more : Why can my IP address change?Your provider sees which addresses you connect to, when and how much data flows. HTTPS hides the content and the exact pages; unencrypted DNS can reveal the names you look up.
Read more : What does my internet provider see?Look at the IPv6 row in the card above, or run the IPv6 test: it makes one request over IPv4 only and one over IPv6 only, so you see exactly which of them works.
Read more : How can I check whether IPv6 works?Clear explanations of the protocols and numbers behind every connection.
We compile the data ourselves from public sources: routing and registries daily, location every few days. Missing data is shown as missing.
We don't log visitor IP addresses or set tracking cookies. Every lookup runs against our own data, on our own server.
IP geolocation is an estimate. We show the source of each field and never imply precision we don't have.
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A practical checklist for small and medium businesses: your public IP, static addresses, CGNAT, DNS, email records, TLS certificates and IPv6 — with a tool for each step.
How IP addresses and AS numbers reach UAE organisations, which networks announce the most space, and how much of it is protected by RPKI — from our own data.
Why IP location services put most UAE connections in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, what the registry and the routing table say instead, and how to get a wrong location corrected.
It is the address your connection uses on the internet. Every website you visit sees it. At home it usually belongs to your router, which shares it between all your devices.
IP location is an estimate of where an address block is used, often where the provider's equipment is. It is usually right about the country and often wrong about the city. It cannot locate a person or a street address.
Your internet provider, your router or the network you are on doesn't offer IPv6, or it is switched off. Websites then reach you over IPv4 only, which still works normally.
Many home and mobile connections get a new address now and then, for example when the router restarts. Some subscriptions include a fixed address.
Not from the address alone. It shows the network and an approximate area. Only your internet provider can link an address to a subscriber, and only shares that under legal process.
No. Your device's address on the home network (often 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x) is private and is not visible on the internet. This page shows the public address.
Marker shows the estimated centre of the area; the circle indicates uncertainty. Never use IP location to find a person or a street address.