Your connection appears to be in
Columbus, United States
Detected IP 216.73.217.72 IPv4
via Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509)
How to tell if your VPN is working
If your VPN is set to United States but this page shows 🇺🇸 United States — good, your traffic is being routed correctly. If it shows your real country, your VPN is either not connected or not routing traffic through it.
A working VPN will usually show a data centre or hosting company as the ISP (NordVPN LLC, ExpressVPN, Mullvad, Amazon, etc.) instead of your home broadband provider (Spark, Vodafone, Comcast, BT, etc.).
Some browsers expose your real IP address through WebRTC even when a VPN is active. The checker above tests this automatically. If you see a different IP in the WebRTC section, you have a leak — disable WebRTC in your browser settings or use a browser extension to block it.
Even if your IP is hidden, your DNS queries might still go through your ISP's servers, revealing which sites you visit. Use our DNS Lookup tool and compare results against your VPN provider's DNS servers. A VPN with a built-in kill switch and DNS leak protection (NordVPN, Mullvad, ProtonVPN) prevents this.
Common questions
My VPN says connected but the country is wrong — why?
Some VPN apps have a "split tunnelling" feature that routes only certain apps through the VPN. Your browser may be on the non-VPN path. Check your VPN app's split tunnelling settings, or toggle it off entirely and test again.
The ISP shows my real broadband provider — is my VPN broken?
Not necessarily broken, but it suggests traffic may not be routed through the VPN. Try disconnecting and reconnecting to a different VPN server. If it persists, check for a kill switch option in your VPN app and ensure it's enabled.
What is a WebRTC leak?
WebRTC is a browser technology that enables real-time communication (video calls, peer-to-peer file sharing). It can expose your real IP address to websites even when you're using a VPN, because it communicates directly with STUN servers. Firefox, Chrome and Edge all support WebRTC. Disabling it (via about:config in Firefox or an extension in Chrome) prevents leaks.
Does a VPN make me completely anonymous?
No. A VPN hides your IP address and encrypts your traffic from your ISP, but you can still be tracked via browser fingerprinting, cookies, and your logged-in accounts (Google, Facebook, etc.). For stronger anonymity, combine a VPN with Tor and a privacy-focused browser.
Why does the detected country sometimes disagree with my VPN location?
IP geolocation databases aren't perfect — they're updated periodically and a VPN server's IP may not yet be mapped to the correct location in every database. This is normal and doesn't mean your VPN is broken. The ISP field is a more reliable signal.
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