IP Addresses

Private IP Addresses in Networking

IPv4 Private Address Ranges

– Class A has 16,777,216 IP addresses and is used by large networks and has 8 bits for the network and 24 bits for hosts.

– Class B has 1,048,576 IP addresses and is used by medium networks and has 16 bits for the network and 16 bits for hosts.

– Class C has 65,536 IP addresses and this is the class of IP addresses that refers to home or smaller networks with 24 bits for the network and 8 for the hosts.

MAC Addresses