What is the difference between a public and private IP address?
Private addresses are used inside the home; the router’s public address represents the connection on the internet. Under CGNAT even the router WAN may be private/shared.
LAN IP; WAN IP; public lookup; CGNAT.
Network team.
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On a managed Wi-Fi plan
Explain without publishing addresses; validate public/static need.
On another provider's router
Ask ISP about address policy.
What to be careful of
Treat IP addresses as sensitive account/network data.
Where this comes from: Official · see the original source ↗ · Draft—technical review · checked 17 August 2026