Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Internal IP address vs External IP address

Internal IP address :

  • Internal IP address is assigned by the your router when you connected to the that device for Internet.
  • Internal IP address also called as Private IP address.


External IP address :

  • External IP address is assigned by the your ISP server when you connected to the Internet.
  • External IP address also called as Public IP address.


Difference Between Internal IP and External IP :


Internal IP External IP
Internal IP address is used to identify the computer with in the local network only. External IP address is used to identify the computer on whole Internet.
Internal IP is assigned by the router which router you connected for using the Internet. External IP is assigned by the ISP/DHCP server when you connected to the Internet.
Internal IP address  is unique with in the network only. External IP address is unique on whole Internet.
It is not possible to connect with the internet with Internal IP address. It is possible to connect with the internet with External IP address.


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