Grade 12/13 - IP address classes
IP address classes
Class
|
1st Octet Decimal Range
|
1st Octet High Order Bits
|
Network/Host ID (N=Network, H=Host)
|
Default Subnet Mask
|
Number of Networks
|
Hosts per Network (Usable Addresses)
|
A
|
1 – 126*
|
0
|
N.H.H.H
|
255.0.0.0
|
126 (27 – 2)
|
16,777,214 (224 – 2)
|
B
|
128 – 191
|
10
|
N.N.H.H
|
255.255.0.0
|
16,382 (214 – 2)
|
65,534 (216 – 2)
|
C
|
192 – 223
|
110
|
N.N.N.H
|
255.255.255.0
|
2,097,150 (221 – 2)
|
254 (28 – 2)
|
D
|
224 – 239
|
1110
|
Reserved for Multicasting
|
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E
|
240 – 254
|
1111
|
Experimental; used for research
|
Note: Class A addresses 127.0.0.0 to
127.255.255.255 cannot be used and is reserved for loopback and diagnostic
functions.
Private IP Addresses
Class
|
Private Networks
|
Subnet Mask
|
Address Range
|
A
|
10.0.0.0
|
255.0.0.0
|
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
|
B
|
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.0.0
|
255.240.0.0
|
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
|
C
|
192.168.0.0
|
255.255.0.0
|
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
|
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