Free Network Tools & Guides
Your IP Address.
Explained. Secured.
Check your IP, test for VPN leaks, run DNS lookups and scan ports — then learn how the internet actually works, in plain English.
Tools
Everything runs in your browser
No signup, no installs, nothing logged. All thirteen are free and work instantly.
What Is My IP?
Your IP, ISP, location, hostname and connection type — instantly.
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VPN Leak Test
Tests IP, DNS, WebRTC and IPv6 leaks — is your VPN actually protecting you?
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DNS Checker
Look up A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME and SOA records. Compare Google vs Cloudflare.
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Speed Test
Real download, upload, ping and jitter measurement — not an estimate.
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Ping Test
Latency, jitter and packet loss to global servers, measured live.
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Port Scanner
Real TCP scan of 26 common ports on any IP or domain. See what’s open.
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IP Reputation Check
Is an IP blacklisted, flagged as malicious, or tied to spam, proxies, Tor or botnets?
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WHOIS Lookup
Domain and IP registration info — registrar, owner org, creation date.
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Bulk IP Lookup
Location, ISP and type for up to 20 IP addresses at once.
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Subnet Calculator
CIDR notation, subnet masks and host ranges — calculated instantly.
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Email Header Analyzer
Paste email headers to trace the sender’s IP and routing path.
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Encoding Tools
Base64, MD5, SHA-256, URL encode/decode, Hex and JWT decoder.
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Password Tools
Strength checker, crack-time estimate, generator and breach check — nothing leaves your browser.
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Interactive
See what the internet knows about you
Four things you can try right now. No account, no email, nothing saved.
What We Know About You
We detect nine things about you the moment you land — then delete every one. Most sites keep them.
Reveal it →
Scam Test
Could you spot an AI-generated scam? Ten real examples. Most people miss at least three.
Take the test →
Privacy Exposure Score
Answer a few questions and get a score for how exposed you actually are, with fixes ranked by impact.
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Delete Yourself
A free, maintained opt-out directory for people-search sites and data brokers. Direct links, no dead ends.
Start removing →
Learn & Fix
Guides
Plain-English explanations — no technical background needed.
Networking
How the internet actually works
Privacy & VPN
Hide your IP and stay private
Error Fixes
Step-by-step troubleshooting
Start Here
If you only read six
The guides people find most useful — and the stories most people haven’t heard.
Privacy
Can Websites See Your Real IP Behind a VPN or Private Relay?
VPN, proxy and iCloud Private Relay compared — what each one actually hides, and where they leak.
Privacy
Your Private AI Chats Are Leaking
People tell chatbots things they’ve never told another human. Then those conversations turn up on the open internet.
Privacy
Surveillance Pricing: Why You Pay More
Two people open the same shop, the same second, the same product. One sees $89. The other sees $104.
VPN
What Is a VPN? A Plain-English Explanation
What a VPN genuinely hides, what it doesn’t, and whether you actually need one. Honest about the limits.
Security
Can Someone Hack You With Your IP Address?
Short answer: no, not directly. Here’s exactly where the line sits — and what genuinely puts you at risk.
VPN
What Is a DNS Leak?
Your VPN says “Connected” while your ISP still sees every site you visit. How to test for it and fix it.
📗 13 books on privacy, scams and the internet
Plain-English guides for people who aren’t technical — AI scams, deleting yourself from data brokers, Kali Linux, the history of the PC, and more. Available on Kindle.