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I've logged via ssh to remote host. When I type ifconfig output contains:

ens160: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 106.120.101.39  netmask 255.255.255.128  broadcast 106.120.101.127

IP address 106.120.101.39 does not belong to reserved private address pool, so how it possible that it's displayed while invoking ifconfig? As far as I know ifconfig displays only private addresses.

k13i
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    It's not uncommon for a webserver to have a public IP like that. – ceejayoz Apr 16 '18 at 14:26
  • ifconfig will show the addresses that the host has configured. So whatever is happening, that host does have that address configured for the interface. Is there another interface listed that has an internal address? – RLines Apr 16 '18 at 14:38
  • @RLines, yes. That's not the only one – k13i Apr 16 '18 at 14:46
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    If it is being assigned that address by dhcp or some other system then that is the address for the host. Why are you expecting it to have a private address? ifconfig doesn't differentiate between public/private, it only shows the address that is configured. – RLines Apr 16 '18 at 14:50
  • I was wrong. Tkanks – k13i Apr 16 '18 at 14:55

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