IPv4 has several ranges of special and private IPv4 addresses:
|
Purpose |
Range |
|
Class A Private IP |
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 |
|
Class B Private IP |
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 |
|
Class C Private IP |
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 |
|
Loopback Range |
127.0.0.0 - 127.255.255.255 |
|
APIPA |
169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255 |
|
Broadcast |
255.255.255.255 |
Special and private IPv4 addresses
The table shows a list of the predominant special and private IPv4 addresses. To see a complete list, visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_IP_addresses.
While it is rare, options for IPv4 may be used, as discussed in the following section.