THE FIELD GUIDE
A tool is only as useful as the context around it.
01Why IP locations disagree
Location is an estimate, not a GPS coordinate. Learn which field answers which question.
02ASN, BGP, and the route your traffic takesSeparate allocation, ownership, and an actively announced route.
03IPv6 and privacy addressesWhy a public IP can change, and what it does and does not reveal.
Browser-direct sourcesRequests leave your browser directly
No server-side IP logsHistory stays only in this browser
One clear distinctionRouting data is not ownership data