Questions and Answers
What is the range for Class A IP addresses?
What is the default subnet mask for Class B?
Which of the following is a Private IP address range for Class C?
What is the usable number of host IDs in Class A?
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What is the range for Class D IP addresses?
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What are the addresses set aside for research and experimentation?
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Match the following classes with their ranges:
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What is the theoretical maximum number of separate addresses in IPv4?
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Study Notes
Class A
- Range: 0.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255
- Private IP range: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
- Loopback range: 127.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255
- 8 bits for network address and 24 bits for host address
- First octet pattern: 0xxx.xxx, indicating Class A
- Usable Network ID bits: 7 (8-1)
- Possible Network IDs: 126 (2^7 - 2)
- Possible Host IDs: 16,277,214 (2^24 - 2)
- Reserved addresses: 0 and 127 cannot be used for regular IP addresses
- Default subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
Class B
- Range: 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255
- Private IP range: 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
- Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA): 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255
- First octet pattern: 10xx.xxx, indicating Class B
- Usable Network ID bits: 14 (16-2)
- Possible Network IDs: 16,384 (2^14)
- Possible Host IDs: 65,534 (2^16 - 2)
- Default subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Class C
- Range: 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255
- Private IP range: 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
- First octet pattern: 110x.xxx, indicating Class C
- Usable Network ID bits: 21 (24-3)
- Possible Network IDs: 2,097,152 (2^21)
- Possible Host IDs: 254 (2^8 - 2)
- Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Class D
- Range: 224.0.0.0 to 230.43.160.48
- Reserved for IP multicast addresses
- Default subnet mask: 239.255.255.255
Class E
- Range: 240.0.0.0 to 250.217.39.190
- Addresses set aside for research and experimentation
- Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.255
Private IP Addresses
- Class A: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
- Class B: 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
- Class C: 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
IPv4 Address Space Limitations
- 32-bit IP address space allows approx. 4.295 billion unique addresses (2^32)
- Fixed classes result in unavailable node addresses between classes or subnets
- Limited number of node addresses leads to inefficient IP address allocation
- Class A and Class B IP addresses are becoming depleted
- Unassigned and unused addresses within existing Class A and Class B blocks exist
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