Help understanding IP

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sorry for the noob question but can someone please explain to me if this is correct: is there 2 types of IP address? 1 for the computer itself = e.g. 192.168.1.0, and the other for the internet = e.g. 220.xxx.xxx.x. When ever i check my IP through command prompt, it differs from when i check my IP online.
How does this work?

Thank you.
 
The 192.x.x.x is your private local address. The 220.x.x.x is your public address. The basic function of a router is to connect two networks; in this case the internet and your private network. When you check your IP address within your network, you see your actual computer's private address. When you check it online, you see your WAN address, as that's what everyone else sees outside your network.
 
your Wan address is the one that your ISP issues you so that you can use the internet and this address is given to your router. each computer inside your network then has its won address.
 
so technically your wan address could be a street address and the other one could be like an area code?
 
More like your WAN address is an apartment building address and your private address is your unit number.
 
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