Public vs Private IP Address: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter? or Public vs Private IP A

Wow, thanks for all the insights! Didn’t realize how much NAT does behind the scenes.

Tried CanYouSeeMe.org and realized my port forwarding was failing—turns out my router needed a reboot. Lol.

Still confused about VPNs though—does it replace your public IP entirely or just hide it? Might test that next.

Also, IPv6 sounds like a game-changer. Anyone using it already?