Recently, many of my friends have been asking me how to determine if the purchased IP is a native one. Not only online acquaintances, but also many clients have the same doubts. Today, let's explore how to identify native IP and resolve these uncertainties.

First and foremost, let's understand what a native IP is.

A native IP server refers to an IP whose registration address matches the country where the VPS server is located. This is relatively easy to comprehend, so I won't delve into it further. As there are native IP, there are also non-native ones.

A non-native IP is an IP whose registration address differs from the location of the VPS server. These are commonly known as broadcast IPs, as they have been broadcasted from their original registration address to the current location.

Broadcast IP: An international IP not belonging to the local area. It is distributed to the available area via broadcasting, making it cost-effective.

In contrast, a native IP refers to an IP whose registration address matches the country where the VPS server is located. Conversely, a non-native IP refers to an IP whose registration address differs from the location of the VPS server, i.e., an IP that has been broadcasted to a different location.

For instance, if you buy a supposedly US-based server and check the IP's Whois information, finding it non-US, then that IP address is non-native, but a broadcast IP.

Before we delve into how to check if an IP is native, let's first understand how to check the IP of cloud services.

We can directly check on overseas IP proxy platforms, such as iproyal.

To check the IP address on a computer, use the command prompt:

For Windows servers, use the WIN+R key combination to open the Run window, then type "cmd." In the DOS command prompt, enter "ipconfig /all" to display network adapter information, including subnet mask, gateway, DNS, and MAC details. "Net Device PV Driver" corresponds to the internal network adapter, and "Net Device PV Driver #2" corresponds to the external network adapter.

For Linux servers, use the "ifconfig" command to display network adapter information, including subnet mask, gateway, DNS, and MAC details. "eth0" corresponds to the internal network adapter, and "eth1" corresponds to the external network adapter.

Now, let's see how to determine if the purchased IP is native:

Visit a testing website and enter the IP you want to check in the input box, then click "Search." IP registration address lookup website: https://bgp.he.net/

Click on the numerical IP address, and the following page will appear.

Click on "Whois" to view the "country" column, which contains the country/region information.

By comparing this information with the location of your VPS server, if the regions match, the IP is native to that server.

Isn't it simple?

This method is straightforward and effective. If you have doubts about your purchased IP, you can perform this check on your own.

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