If I'm seeing an IP address that's not on the Cloudflare IP list, but I'm using Cloudflare, what could be the reason?

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If I'm seeing an IP address that's not on the Cloudflare IP list, but I'm using Cloudflare, what could be the reason?
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If you are seeing traffic from an IP address not on the list, it is highly unlikely that it is legitimately from Cloudflare. Double-check the IP address, and ensure your firewall is configured correctly to only allow connections originating from Cloudflare's published IP ranges. Investigate any suspicious traffic for potential malicious activity.