Plain-English guides, with sources.

Each guide answers one question, shows where the facts come from with the date we last checked them, and links to the check you can run on your own connection or domain.

Location

Why does my IP address show the wrong location, and how do I get it fixed?

4 min · 6 sources
Location

Why does Google think I’m in a different city?

2 min · 4 sources
Streaming

“Netflix says I’m using a VPN but I’m not”: what’s happening and what to send support

3 min · 4 sources
VPN

A website says I’m using a VPN but I’m not: how sites classify IP addresses

3 min · 5 sources
Location

Starlink IP location wrong? Why sites put you in a hub city

2 min · 4 sources
Location

T-Mobile Home Internet location jumps between cities: why it happens

2 min · 5 sources
Location

How to request an IP location correction from each geolocation database

2 min · 6 sources
Network

For ISPs and network admins: publishing an RFC 8805 geofeed

3 min · 5 sources
Privacy

Can someone find my home address from my IP? What is actually possible

3 min · 6 sources
Privacy

Someone has my IP address: what can they do, and should I worry?

2 min · 4 sources
VPN

Is my VPN working? A 60-second checklist

2 min · 4 sources
VPN

DNS leaks: what they are and how to fix them on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux

3 min · 4 sources
Email

Why are my emails going to spam? A plain-English diagnosis

3 min · 6 sources
Email

Google Workspace email setup: SPF, DKIM and DMARC step by step

3 min · 5 sources
Email

Microsoft 365 email setup: SPF, DKIM and DMARC step by step

2 min · 4 sources
Email

SPF “too many DNS lookups”: the 10-lookup limit and real fixes

2 min · 3 sources
Email

DMARC p=none vs quarantine vs reject: a safe rollout plan

2 min · 4 sources
Email

DMARC under RFC 9989: what changed (pct removed, t= and np= added)

3 min · 4 sources
Email

Why DMARC fails when SPF passes: alignment explained

2 min · 5 sources
Network

Am I behind CGNAT? How to tell in two minutes

2 min · 4 sources