Why is my IP Address Different on My ISP’s Website Compared to ipconfig?

It sounds like you may be confused between internal and external IP addresses. The external IP is what people see online, while your computer’s IP (shown by ipconfig) is for internal use only. If you're running into port forwarding issues, try checking what the internal IP is and ensure your ports are forwarded to that address.

It's actually pretty common to see different IPs. The IP you get from ipconfig is your local IP address, assigned by your router. The IP your ISP shows is your public IP, the one that the whole internet sees. Your router uses Network Address Translation (NAT) to manage traffic between your local network and the internet. If you're having trouble with port forwarding, you should be using the local IP from ipconfig to set it up.

To put it simply, the IP from ipconfig is your computer's internal address. If your public IP is different, that's normal; routers manage multiple devices with one public IP. When you set up port forwarding, you're telling the router which internal IP to send specific incoming traffic to. Just make sure you're using the right local IP for forwarding!