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Why is my IP location wrong?
An IP map shows a database estimate of a network address, not the GPS location of the person using it.
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Understand your results.
Practical explanations, clear limits and checks you can repeat.
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IPv4 vs IPv6: what your results mean
IP Version describes the address you looked up. It does not prove that your own connection supports both protocols.
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DNS lookup vs DNS leak test
A DNS record lookup asks a resolver about a domain. A DNS leak test investigates which resolver receives queries from your connection.
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Can an IP address reveal residential or business use?
An ASN or organization name is evidence about a network. It is not enough to prove that an individual IP belongs to a home, business or VPN user.
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Eight reproducible IP and DNS lookup checks
A dated check of address normalization, input rejection, DNS responses and RDAP behavior. This is a functional test, not a geolocation accuracy score.
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