[b]"Public vs Private IP Address: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?"[/b] or [b]"Public vs Private IP A

Fun fact: IPv4 shortages are why private IPs exist! NAT lets multiple devices share one public IP. IPv6 will fix this (eventually lol).

If you’re curious, traceroute (or tracert on Windows) shows how your traffic hops through public IPs to reach a site.