Intellinet Network Solutions 550000 manual Utilizing IP Addresses on Local Network, Introduction

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D. Utilizing IP Addresses on Local Network

Introduction

Access to the Internet is achieved via Internet IP addresses. Currently, IP addresses are limited. There are 5 classes of networks, and each network contains IP addresses. A network can only hold a limited number of IP addresses. The number of IP addresses depends on the network class. The 5 classes are labeled “A” through “E” with the most common one being the “C” class network.

IP Construction and Network Class

IP Construction

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X1 X2 X3 X4 e.g. 192.168.1.1

Network Classes

A Class: A network that contains IP addresses from 0 to 127 at room ‘X1”

Network ID: X1

Host ID: X2, X3, X4

There are 128 A-Class networks in the world.

B Class: A network that contains IP addresses from 0 to 127 at room ‘X1”

Network ID: X1, X2

Host ID: X3, X4

There are 65, 534 B-Class networks in the world.

C Class: A network that contains IP addresses from 192 to 223 at room ‘X1’.

Network ID: X1, X2, X3

Host ID: X4

The most common network in the world; there are 2,097,152 C-class networks in the world.

D Class: A network that contains IP addresses from 224 to 239 at room ‘X1’. D-class networks are used for multicasting, and are not allowed for common use.

E Class: A network that contains IP addresses from 240 to 255 at room ‘X1’. E-class networks are reserved.

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