IPv4 - IP Addressing

Internet Protocol address, an IP address is an address of a computer or other network device on a network using TCP/IP.

Five classes of available IP ranges:

Class A - 1.0.0.1 to 126.255.255.254 - Supports 16 million hosts & 127 networks

Class B - 128.1.0.1 to 191.255.255.254 - Supports 65,000 hosts & 16,000 networks

Class C - 192.0.1.1 to 223.255.254.254 - Supports 254 hosts & 2 million networks

Class D - 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 - Reserved for multicast groups

Class E - Reserved for future use & Research and Development Purposes


Class A, B & C are commonly used

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