Network & Connection Tools
4 tools in this collection — free, instant, and private in your browser.
Network and connection tools give you instant visibility into the basic facts of your internet connection — information that is essential for troubleshooting, security checks, and understanding how you appear to the outside world. Unlike the settings buried in your operating system or router admin panel, these tools work directly from your browser and report what your connection actually looks like from the perspective of a remote server.
Your IP address is the most fundamental piece of network identity. The What Is My IP Address tool retrieves both your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses as seen by the outside internet. This is your public IP — the address assigned by your internet service provider — which may differ from the private address shown on your local network (typically something like 192.168.x.x). Knowing your public IP matters when setting up remote access, configuring firewall rules, or verifying that a VPN is working correctly.
The What Is My Location tool uses your IP address (and optionally your browser's geolocation permission) to report your approximate physical location. IP-based geolocation is accurate to the city level in most cases but rarely pinpoints a street address. It is useful for checking whether a VPN is correctly routing your traffic through a different country or region, and for understanding what location-specific content restrictions might apply to your connection.
The connection quality tools — What Is My Connection Speed and Signal and Am I Online — address different aspects of connectivity. Am I Online is the most minimal check: it simply confirms that your device can reach the internet at all, which is the first diagnostic step when something is not loading. The connection speed and signal tool measures download and upload bandwidth and, where applicable, reports Wi-Fi signal strength. This information helps you determine whether a slow experience is a local signal issue or a broader bandwidth problem.
These tools require no installation and no login. Because they query live network conditions, results can vary between tests depending on server load and network congestion. Run a speed test several times and average the results for a more reliable picture of your connection's typical performance.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Am I Online | Check whether you are connected to the internet, live. |
| What Is My Connection Speed & Signal | Check your live connection quality, latency and network type. Signal-strength meter. |
| What Is My IP Address | See your public IP address with location, ISP and timezone. Free, instant. |
| What Is My Location | Get your precise GPS coordinates from your browser. Private, in-browser only. |
Frequently asked questions
- Why does my IP address look different from what my router shows?
- Your router shows your private (local) IP address, which is used only within your home or office network. The What Is My IP Address tool shows your public IP address — the address your internet service provider assigns to your connection and that the outside internet sees. Devices on your local network all share one public IP through a process called Network Address Translation (NAT). Your public IP is what appears in server logs and what determines your apparent location to websites and online services.
- How accurate is the location shown by What Is My Location?
- IP-based geolocation is typically accurate to the city or metropolitan area level, with an error radius of anywhere from a few kilometres to tens of kilometres depending on how your ISP allocates addresses. It is not accurate at the street or neighbourhood level. If you grant browser location permission, the tool can use GPS or Wi-Fi triangulation to give a much more precise location. VPN users will see the location of the VPN exit node rather than their physical location, which is expected behaviour.
- What is considered a good result from a connection speed test?
- For most household uses, a download speed of 25 Mbps is the minimum recommended for smooth HD video streaming on one device. Households with multiple simultaneous users or 4K streaming benefit from 100 Mbps or higher. For upload speed, video calls typically need at least 3 to 5 Mbps per participant. If your measured speeds are significantly below what your ISP plan promises, the gap is often explained by Wi-Fi signal attenuation — run the test on a wired connection to isolate whether the bottleneck is your home network or your ISP's service.