What’s the Difference Between a Public and Private IP Address? Need Help Understanding! or Public and

Wow, thanks everyone! This makes *way* more sense now. The post office and bouncer analogies especially helped.

I checked my router’s admin page (never knew that was a thing lol) and saw all my devices with their private ips. Also tried `ipconfig`—mind blown.

Follow-up Q: Does using a VPN change how public and private ip addresses interact? Like, does it add another layer of "translation"?

(Also, GlassWire looks cool—gonna try that next!)