What Is a Private IP Address? — Networking Made Simple. Not all IP addresses are public! Some stay inside your home, office, or enterprise network — these are called Private IP Addresses. 💡 Why Private IP Is Used? ✔ Works inside LAN / Office / Home ✔ Saves public IP space ✔ Provides security & isolation ✔ Works with NAT for internet access 🧠 Used in: 🏠 Wi-Fi Routers 🏢 Enterprise Networks ☁️ Cloud VPCs 🔐 Security & VLAN Segmentation If you’re preparing for CCNA, Network Engineering, Cybersec