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Internet & Wi-Fi

Faster Wi-Fi, a safer router, finding your own IP address: how-tos for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, and explanations of the key internet terms.

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How-to

How to find your IP address – and what it reveals about you

Find your public and local IP address on Windows 11, Mac, iPhone, Android and in your router. Plus: IPv4 vs IPv6 and what your IP really gives away.

20 October 2026Read

Explained

What is a VPN? How the virtual private network works

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) builds an encrypted connection, a «tunnel», across the open internet between your device and a VPN server. Websites then see the server's IP address instead of your own, and anyone snooping on the same Wi-Fi network sees only encrypted data.

28 October 2026Read

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