Friday, October 31, 2008

Types of IP Address

IP Address is classified into types based on its range.

  • Class A - Range 1 to 126
  • Class B - Range 128 to 191 (127 is the loop back address)
  • Class C - Range 192 to 223
  • Class D - Range 224 to 239
  • Class E - Range 240 to 255
Class A, B and C are used for Unicast, Class D is used for Multicasting and Class E is used for Research.

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