Chris R.

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has to assign an IP address to your device that its unique each time youre surfing the Web. On the other hand, your router has a private IP address that can be accessed only on private networks, and this address doesnt have to be unique. Because its not a direct access address, no one can access it outside your private network. However, private addresses cant connect to the Internet on their own; they actually connect to a network that is already connected to the Internet (ISP), and only then gain access to it.