private relay does not hide my ip on MacOS

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private relay does not hide my ip on MacOS

I am afraid private relay does not hide my ip on macOS although in the settings its turned on. On my Iphone it's working. I have deactivated all extensions, deactivated and reactivated private relay in settings, reactivated it in the settings of my wifi connection, restarted my Mac, restarted in safe mode, tested with another user account. still my real public ip shows up on all ip-checker-websites. What else can I try?

MacBook Air, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 6, 2023 1:26 PM

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KarliF92

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Apr 6, 2023 1:44 PM in response to PeteHikers

Hello I believe this will help Use iCloud Private Relay on Mac - Apple Support

Turn iCloud Private Relay on or off on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Network in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Do one of the following:

- Click Wi-Fi on the right, then click Details next to the name of the network.
- Click the name of your Ethernet connection on the right, then click Advanced.

Turn “Limit IP address tracking” on or off to enable or disable iCloud Private Relay on the network.

Set the specificity of your IP address location

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click [your name] at the top of the sidebar. If you don’t see your name, click Sign in with your Apple ID to enter your Apple ID or to create one.
Click iCloud on the right, click Private Relay (you may need to scroll down), then choose one of the following:

- Maintain general location (for example, to see local content in Safari)
- Use country and time zone (to make your location more obscure)

OR

About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support

If a website doesn't work with Private Relay

If a website relies on IP filtering, monitoring, or rate-limiting, it might require your IP address to be visible. You can turn off Private Relay temporarily for that website only.

To temporarily allow a website to see your IP address:*

iPhone or iPad: Tap the Page Settings button , then tap Show IP Address.
Mac: In Safari, choose View > Reload and Show IP Address.

* If you don't see the option to temporarily allow a website to see your IP address, update your device to the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS, and try again.

Hope This helps

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