
Networking Concepts A-5
Network Addressing
Reserved IP AddressesSome IP addresses are reserved for special uses and cannot be used for host addresses. 
Table A-2 lists ranges of IP addresses and shows which addr esses are reserved, which are 
available to be assigned, and which are for broadcast.
Private IP NetworksRFC 1597 reserves three IP network addresses for private ne tworks. The addresses 
10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16, and 172.16.0.0/20 can be used by anyone for set ting up 
their own internal IP networks.
Table  A-2 Re served and Available IP Addresses 
Class IP Address Status
A 0.0.0.0
1.0.0.0 through 126.0.0.0
127.0.0.0
Reserved
Available
Loopback networks on 
the local host
B 128.0.0.0
128.1.0.0 through 191.254.255.255
191.255.0.0
Reserved
Available
Reserved
C 192.0.0.0
192.0.1.0 through 223.255.254.255
223.255.255.0
Reserved
Available
Reserved
D 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255 M ulticast group 
addresses
E 240.0.0.0 through 255.255.255.254
255.255.255.255
Reserved
Broadcast