> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ipcheck.ing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ipcheck.ing/knowledge-base/getting-started/reading-your-ip-cards.md).

# Reading Your IP Cards

The **IP Infos** section is the first thing MyIP shows you. Instead of a single number, you get a set of cards. This page explains why, and what every line on a card means.

## Why several cards?

Each card is a different **server that MyIP asked** for your address. The cards are numbered, and the source name is printed at the top of each one:

* **IPCheck.ing IPv4** and **IPCheck.ing IPv6** — MyIP's own servers, one reachable only over IPv4, one only over IPv6.
* **Cloudflare IPv4** and **Cloudflare IPv6** — the same question asked of Cloudflare's network.
* **CN Source** — a server inside mainland China, useful if your traffic is split by region.
* **IPCheck.ing IPv6/4** — a dual-stack server that answers on whichever protocol your device picked.

Asking more than one server is the whole point. If a proxy or VPN only covers part of your traffic, the cards will not all show the same address — and that difference is the clue.

By default you see two cards. Open **Preferences** (the gear icon in the top-right corner) and change **Servers To Check IPs** to 2, 4, or 6.

## IPv4 and IPv6 cards

IPv4 and IPv6 are two separate addressing systems, and most connections today can use either. A card labelled **IPv4** can only report an IPv4 address, and an **IPv6** card can only report an IPv6 one.

If your network has no IPv6, the IPv6 card shows a "no address" message. That is normal, not an error. The reverse happens on IPv6-only networks.

New to this? Read [IPv4 vs IPv6](/knowledge-base/concepts/ipv4-vs-ipv6.md).

## What the fields mean

Under the big address, each card shows:

| Field           | What it means                                                                                           |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Region**      | The country, shown with its flag icon.                                                                  |
| **State**       | The state or province inside that country.                                                              |
| **City**        | The city the database thinks the address is in.                                                         |
| **ISP**         | The company that operates the network — your internet provider, a mobile carrier, or a hosting company. |
| **ASN**         | The network's ID number, like `AS15169`. Open it to see more about that network.                        |
| **Coordinates** | Approximate latitude and longitude, with a small map.                                                   |

An **ASN** (Autonomous System Number) identifies one operator's chunk of the internet. It is often the most reliable field on the card, because it comes from routing records rather than an estimate. See [What Is an ASN?](/knowledge-base/concepts/what-is-an-asn.md) and [ASN Info & Upstream Topology](/knowledge-base/lookup-privacy/asn-info.md).

When the **IPCheck.ing** geolocation source is selected and you are signed in on the official site, cards can also show **Type** (residential, business, hosting, or wireless), **Proxy** (whether the address is flagged as a proxy or VPN), **ASN-Geo match**, and an **IP Quality** score.

## Why do cards disagree?

Two different things cause a mismatch, and it helps to tell them apart.

**Different addresses.** The cards genuinely got different answers. That usually means your traffic takes more than one route — a proxy with rules, a split-tunnel VPN, or IPv6 bypassing a proxy that only handles IPv4. See [Am I Leaking My Real IP?](/knowledge-base/diagnose/am-i-leaking-my-real-ip.md).

**Same address, different location text.** All cards show the same IP, but the city or ISP differs. That is a database difference, not a network problem — see the next section.

## Where the location comes from

MyIP separates two questions:

1. **What is my address?** Answered by the servers listed above, one per card.
2. **Where is that address?** Answered by an IP geolocation database.

You choose the database in **Preferences → IP Geolocation Database**. The options are IPCheck.ing, IPinfo.io, IP-API.com, IPAPI.is, IP2Location.io, IP.sb, and MaxMind. If your selected source is unavailable, MyIP falls back to the others in order and shows a notice — your choice in Preferences is not changed.

Every one of these is an estimate built from different evidence, which is why they can place the same address in different cities. If your location looks wrong, that is more common than you would expect: read [Why Is My IP Location Wrong?](/knowledge-base/diagnose/why-is-my-ip-location-wrong.md) and [GeoIP: How IP Geolocation Works](/knowledge-base/concepts/geoip-explained.md).

## Card buttons

Each card header has a few controls:

* **Refresh IP Card** — re-check just this source. Or press its number, <kbd>1</kbd> to <kbd>6</kbd>.
* **Save as image** — download the card as a picture.
* **Copy IP Address** — copy the address next to it.

## Hiding your IP before you share

Before you screenshot a card for a forum or a support chat, press <kbd>h</kbd> — or click the **Hide IP Information** button that appears once all tests have loaded.

{% hint style="success" %}
Masking blurs the addresses on screen so screenshots do not reveal them. Nothing about your results changes, and pressing <kbd>h</kbd> again brings them back.
{% endhint %}

If you would rather share the data than a picture, the [diagnostic report](/knowledge-base/getting-started/sharing-a-diagnostic-report.md) has its own separate option to mask the tail of every IP address before anything leaves your device.

## Related pages

* [IP Information](/knowledge-base/connection-tools/ip-information.md) — the full tool guide, including looking up any address.
* [Why Do Sites See a Different IP?](/knowledge-base/diagnose/why-do-sites-see-a-different-ip.md)
* [Public, Private & CGNAT Addresses](/knowledge-base/concepts/public-private-cgnat.md)


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