How to Find your IP Address in Linux

Posted by linuxize on Aug 11, 2019 12:52 AM EDT
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Knowing the IP address of your device is important when troubleshooting network issues, setting up a new connection or configuring a firewall.

This article explains several different methods of determining the public and private IP Addresses of a Linux system.

IP Address can be classified into two categories, public and private. A public IP is an IP Address that is unique and can be accessed from the Internet. Private IP addresses are reserved for internal use within your private network without being directly exposed to the Internet. Furthermore, there are two types of IP addresses, IP version 4 (IPv4) and IP version 6 (IPv6).

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