Why does Google Cloud Compute Engine IP differ from the static one I have reserved?

Question

I have set a static IP address for my Google Cloud Compute Engine. When I go to the network details of the engine, it tells it is 34.88.xx.xx

However - when I now run a test python script in the cloud shell, it tells me that the requests comes from an IP that is 34.91.xx.xx

It looks like I should not run the script on the Shell but somehow run it in the compute engine. Hard to figure out how that could be done.

Either you have not attached the static IP to your VM or you are just getting data from cloudshell and not your actual VM — dany L, Sep 20 '21 at 23:39
You are right. It is cloudshell I use for running it. I wonder how I could run it on the actual vm — MattiH, Sep 21 '21 at 04:41
From cloudshell, use this command [gcloud compute ssh VMname](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/ssh) or click the SSH button at MENU>COMPUTE ENGINE — dany L, Sep 21 '21 at 12:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '21 at 14:55

As @Dany L suggested, if you want to run a python script on a VM you need to SSH to the VM. You can connect to VM instances through the Google Cloud Console or the gcloud command-line tool. After you connect, use the terminal to run commands on your VM instance.

Refer Connecting to VMs and gcloud command ssh.

Why does Google Cloud Compute Engine IP differ from the static one I have reserved?

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