{"id":19,"date":"2018-08-18T06:37:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T06:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2020-04-17T18:37:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:37:29","slug":"blogs-and-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Blogs and Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\/**\n\t * Table of Contents\n\t *\n\t * 1.0 - Pagination\n\t * 2.0 - Social Media Icon\n\t * 3.0 - Default Blog Template\n\t * 4.0 - Classical Template\n\t * 5.0 - Light Breeze Template\n\t * 6.0 - Spektrum Template\n\t * 7.0 - Evolution Template\n\t * 8.0 - Timeline Template\n\t * 9.0 - News Template\n\t * 10.0 - Sallet Template\n\t * 11.0 - Media Grid Template\n\t * 12.0 - Crayon Slider Template\n\t * 13.0 - Blog-Carousel Template\n\t * 14.0 - Blog-Grid-Box Template\n\t * 15.0 - Ticker Template\n\t *\n\t *\/\n\t\/**\n\t * 1.0 - Pagination\n\t 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Blog Carousel Template *\/\n\tli.blog_template.bdp_blog_template.blog_carousel {\n\t\tbackground: #ffffff\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog_carousel .blog_header:hover {\n\t\t}\n\t\/** 14.0 - Blog-Grid-Box Template *\/\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .bd-more-next-line a {\n\t\tbackground: #2e93ea;\t\tcolor: #cecece\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .post-comment a,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .mauthor .author a,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .bd-metacats a,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .mdate a {\n\t\tcolor: #2a97ea\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .post-comment a:hover,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .mauthor .author a:hover,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .bd-metacats a:hover,\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .mdate a:hover {\n\t\tcolor: #999999\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .post_title a {\n\t\tcolor: #222222;background: #ffffff;font-size: 30px\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box .post_content {\n\t\tcolor: #999999;font-size: 14px\t}\n\t.blog_template.blog-grid-box {\n\t\tbackground: #ffffff\t}\n\n\t\/** 15.0 - Ticker Template *\/\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 {\n\t\tborder-color: #ffffff\t}\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 .ticker-title {\n\t\tbackground-color: #ffffff\t}\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 .ticker-style-title {\n\t\t\t}\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 .ticker-title>span {\n\t\tborder-color: transparent transparent transparent#ffffff\t}\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 .blog-tickers a:hover {\n\t\tcolor: #ffffff\t}\n\t#blog-ticker-style-1 .blog-tickers a {\n\t\tcolor: #222222\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"bdp_wrapper\">\t\t<div class=\"blog_template bdp_blog_template classical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Connection Monitoring: Find Problems Before They Spread\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-blog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\"><span>Connection Monitoring: Find Problems Before They Spread<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\tA video call that drops at 3:00 PM, a game server that becomes unplayable every evening, or a remote desktop session that suddenly lags can all look like the same problem: slow internet. They are not. Connection monitoring separates a local Wi-Fi issue from an ISP outage, a DNS failure, a congested route, or a problem with the service on the other end. For a home user, monitoring can mean checking whether the connection is stable before an important meeting. For an IT team or small business, it can mean tracking the availability and performance of an internet connection, public-facing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"social-component\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"facebook\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\" class=\"bd-facebook-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"twitter\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-text=\"Connection Monitoring: Find Problems Before They Spread\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\" class=\"bd-twitter-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"linkedin\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\" class=\"bd-linkedin-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"pinterest\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/connection-monitoring\/\" data-mdia=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/connection-monitoring-find-problems-before-they-sp-featured.webp\" data-description=\"Connection Monitoring: Find Problems Before They Spread\" class=\"bd-pinterest-share bd-social-share\"> <i class=\"fab fa-pinterest-p\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog_template bdp_blog_template classical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"IP Address Privacy Guide for Safer Browsing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-blog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\"><span>IP Address Privacy Guide for Safer Browsing<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\tA public IP address is the return address your internet connection uses when it communicates with websites, games, email servers, and other services. This IP address privacy guide explains what that address can reveal, where the real privacy risks are, and which changes meaningfully reduce your exposure without breaking the services you use. Your public IP is not the same thing as the private address assigned to a phone, console, or laptop inside your home network. Your router usually gives local devices private addresses such as 192.168.1.25, then uses Network Address Translation, or NAT, to send their traffic through one\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"social-component\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"facebook\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\" class=\"bd-facebook-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"twitter\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-text=\"IP Address Privacy Guide for Safer Browsing\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\" class=\"bd-twitter-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"linkedin\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\" class=\"bd-linkedin-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"pinterest\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/ip-address-privacy-guide\/\" data-mdia=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ip-address-privacy-guide-for-safer-browsing-featured.webp\" data-description=\"IP Address Privacy Guide for Safer Browsing\" class=\"bd-pinterest-share bd-social-share\"> <i class=\"fab fa-pinterest-p\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog_template bdp_blog_template classical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Diagnose Intermittent Internet Drops\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-blog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\"><span>How to Diagnose Intermittent Internet Drops<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\tA video call freezes for 20 seconds. Your game disconnects, then immediately reconnects. A web page fails to load while the Wi-Fi icon still shows full signal. To diagnose intermittent internet drops, you need to determine whether the failure is inside your home network, at the modem or router, or farther out on your ISP&#8217;s network. The key is to test during and around the outage rather than relying on a single speed test after everything has recovered. Intermittent problems leave patterns. A few targeted checks can turn \u201cthe internet keeps dropping\u201d into useful evidence for a router replacement, a\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"social-component\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"facebook\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\" class=\"bd-facebook-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"twitter\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-text=\"How to Diagnose Intermittent Internet Drops\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\" class=\"bd-twitter-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"linkedin\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\" class=\"bd-linkedin-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"pinterest\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops\/\" data-mdia=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-diagnose-intermittent-internet-drops-featured.webp\" data-description=\"How to Diagnose Intermittent Internet Drops\" class=\"bd-pinterest-share bd-social-share\"> <i class=\"fab fa-pinterest-p\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog_template bdp_blog_template classical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"7 Best Network Diagnostic Websites for Fast Answers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-blog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\"><span>7 Best Network Diagnostic Websites for Fast Answers<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\tYour video call freezes, a game server rejects your connection, or remote desktop suddenly stops working. The fastest way to narrow down the cause is not usually a router reset. It is checking the right signal first. The best network diagnostic websites give you that signal quickly, whether you need to confirm your public IP address, measure bandwidth, inspect a route, or identify who operates an IP block. No single test can explain every internet problem. A speed test may show excellent download performance while a traceroute reveals a routing issue farther from home. An IP lookup can confirm the\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"social-component\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"facebook\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\" class=\"bd-facebook-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"twitter\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-text=\"7 Best Network Diagnostic Websites for Fast Answers\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\" class=\"bd-twitter-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"linkedin\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\" class=\"bd-linkedin-share bd-social-share\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-share=\"pinterest\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/best-network-diagnostic-websites\/\" data-mdia=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-best-network-diagnostic-websites-for-fast-answer-featured.webp\" data-description=\"7 Best Network Diagnostic Websites for Fast Answers\" class=\"bd-pinterest-share bd-social-share\"> <i class=\"fab fa-pinterest-p\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog_template bdp_blog_template classical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/find-router-wan-address\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-find-router-wan-address-in-minutes-featured.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to Find Router WAN Address in Minutes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-find-router-wan-address-in-minutes-featured.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-find-router-wan-address-in-minutes-featured-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-find-router-wan-address-in-minutes-featured-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-to-find-router-wan-address-in-minutes-featured-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-blog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatismypublicip.com\/blog\/find-router-wan-address\/\"><span>How to Find Router WAN Address in Minutes<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bd-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\tYour router can show an address that looks public but is not reachable from the internet. That distinction matters when you need to open a port, host a game, connect to a home server, or configure remote access. To find router WAN address, check the router&#8217;s Internet or WAN status page, then compare that value with the public IP address seen by an external website. Those two addresses often match. When they do not, the mismatch is useful diagnostic information, not a mistake. What a router WAN address is WAN stands for Wide Area Network. 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