yo thanks everyone! this makes way more sense now.
didn’t realize NAT was doing all the work behind the scenes lol. checked my public ip vs private ip using whatismyip and ipconfig—kinda wild how different they are.
one follow-up: if private ips are safer, why do some people use vpns? isn’t that like adding another layer? or am i mixing things up?
(also, that cloudflare link was super helpful, ty!)
didn’t realize NAT was doing all the work behind the scenes lol. checked my public ip vs private ip using whatismyip and ipconfig—kinda wild how different they are.
one follow-up: if private ips are safer, why do some people use vpns? isn’t that like adding another layer? or am i mixing things up?
(also, that cloudflare link was super helpful, ty!)