![]() Basically, it occurs at the transport and network layers, where the flow of network traffic is routed through the router so that multiple devices behind it can share a single public IP address.Īs a result, users can request web sites simultaneously, and it will all be directed to the intended device. This is made possible due to a process known as Network Address Translation (NAT). ![]() However, this raises an all-important question: how does the requested information reach the network’s right device? When you request information from the Internet, your router’s public IP address is sent along with your device’s private IP address. A private IP address is used in internal networks, whereas a public IP address is accessible to the outside world. Each device has an IP address, and there are two types of IP addresses: private (or internal) and public (or external). ![]() You probably already have an idea of how networks work.
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