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I was checking my router settings (In router configuration page, 192.168.1.1). One thing that has struck me was the WAN ip address of the router. It was 192.168.0.2, it looks like a local IP where 192 class IP's are used. I double verified it and I've attached a screenshot of the same.

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Moreover, when I check my public in websites like whatismyip.com it's shown as entirely different. Why this happens???

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Muhammed Thabjeel
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    You should ask this question on [su], but search there first for `cgn` as the question has been asked and answered multiple times. – Ron Maupin Mar 21 '19 at 21:15

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the WAN address in your case displays a local address, not the global one. So it's more likely your LAN address, which means you have some router inbetween before going on internet ?

Hugo Regibo
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  • Router is directly connected to the modem, will that leads to assign router a local IP? – Muhammed Thabjeel Mar 21 '19 at 20:28
  • It is more likely that your modem already has a built-in DHCP ? as you have two IP plages, 192.168.0.* and 192.168.1.* - So I think yes – Hugo Regibo Mar 21 '19 at 20:29
  • Can you please elaborate what really happens here, I was studying my networking chapter and just gone through router settings. This has struck my curiosity. – Muhammed Thabjeel Mar 21 '19 at 20:31
  • You may want to try access http://192.168.0.1 (which will give you access to the current router) - but also http://192.168.1.1 which seems to be the DHCP server, as per what you wrote - I think your current router is actually providing a DHCP server, yet he is connected to a modem that itself provides a DHCP server with its own ip range. So your mapping would be => => => – Hugo Regibo Mar 21 '19 at 20:33
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    Thank you. I got it. 192.168.0.1 itself is another router, it shows a router page. – Muhammed Thabjeel Mar 21 '19 at 20:39