What type is my IP address (dynamic/static, grey(private)/white)?

Question

Computer networks

Hi guys, I have a really stupid question for you today.

The situation is as follows: I am confused in the definitions and I need help.
To my house, a provider's cable is pulled to the computer. It is through him that I am writing this post. Within the provider's network, I have (I guess) my own IP address starting with 10.xxx.xxx... operating within the provider's subnet. I entered this IP address in the connection settings (IPv6 protocol settings), so to this day (for the 3rd year already) I have it there.

On the network, my computer is visible under a different address, and always under the same address, it starts with 217.xxx.xxx ...

Actually, the question is at 10.xxx.xxx .... - what type do I have? I assume that:
- within the provider's network, this is a static white address
- within the entire Internet network, this is a private address

. Well, the address is 217.ххх.ххх...:
- within the provider's network, this is the connection point of the entire subnet of the provider with the Internet
- within the Internet, this is a gray static address of the provider, under which all of its customers (like me)

Thank you!

Answer 1

The range of reserved (private) IP addresses is 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255. Accordingly, an address like 10.ххх.ххх is a private (gray) address, and 217.ххх.ххх... is a white one. And whether it is static or dynamic, it depends on how you get it, if you manually registered it in the network settings of the adapter or you constantly get the same address via DHCP, then it is static, but dynamic is the opposite.

Answer 2

IP address starting with 10.xxx.xxx..., valid within the subnet of the provider. I entered this IP address in the connection settings

This is a static (you once specified the address yourself, and do not receive a new one via DHCP each time) private / private (not globally routable, "gray" in slang) IPv4 address. A list of private IPv4 address ranges is provided in RFC1918 .

I entered this IP address in the connection settings (IPv6 protocol settings)

I think you meant IPv4 settings.

On the network, my computer is visible under a different address, and always under the same one, it starts with 217.xxx.xxx...

This is a globally routable ("white" in slang) IPv4 address. If you are always "given" this address, then there is a static address translation on the corresponding device (the provider's router).