IPv4 network classes

Your IP address identifies the “neighborhood” your node is in.

“Private IP addresses” are not assigned by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)

 

Addresses

CIDR Equivalent

Purpose

RFC

Class

Total # of addresses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0.0.0 - 0.255.255.255

0.0.0.0/8

Zero Addresses

RFC 1700

A

16,777,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255

10.0.0.0/8

Private IP addresses

RFC 1918

A

16,777,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127.0.0.0 -

127.0.0.0/8

Localhost Loopback Address

RFC 1700

A

16,777,216

 

 

127.255.255.255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169.254.0.0 -

169.254.0.0/16

Zeroconf

RFC 3330

B

65,536

 

 

169.254.255.255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255

172.16.0.0/12

Private IP addresses

RFC 1918

B

1,048,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192.0.2.0 - 192.0.2.255

192.0.2.0/24

Documentation and Examples

RFC 3330

C

256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192.88.99.0 - 192.88.99.255

192.88.99.0/24

IPv6 to IPv4 relay Anycast

RFC 3068

C

256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192.168.0.0 -

192.168.0.0/16

Private IP addresses

RFC 1918

C

65,536

 

 

192.168.255.255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198.18.0.0 - 198.19.255.255

198.18.0.0/15

Network Device Benchmark

RFC 2544

C

131,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

224.0.0.0 -

224.0.0.0/4

Multicast

RFC 3171

D

268,435,456

 

 

239.255.255.255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240.0.0.0 -

240.0.0.0/4

Reserved

RFC 1700

E

268,435,456

 

 

255.255.255.255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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