CIDR | Address Range | Number of Addresses | Scope | Purpose |
0.0.0.0/8 | 0.0.0.0 –
0.255.255.255 | 16,777,216 | software | Used for broadcast messages to the current ("this") network as specified by RFC 1700, page 4. |
10.0.0.0/8 | 10.0.0.0 –
10.255.255.255 | 16,777,216 | private network | Used for local communications within a private network as specified by RFC 1918. |
100.64.0.0/10 | 100.64.0.0 –
100.127.255.255 | 4,194,304 | private network | Used for communications between a service provider and its subscribers when using a Carrier-grade NAT, as specified by RFC 6598. |
127.0.0.0/8 | 127.0.0.0 –
127.255.255.255 | 16,777,216 | host | Used for loopback addresses to the local host, as specified by RFC 990. |
169.254.0.0/16 | 169.254.0.0 –
169.254.255.255 | 65,536 | subnet | Used for link-local addresses between two hosts on a single link when no IP address is otherwise specified, such as would have normally been retrieved from a DHCP server, as specified by RFC 3927. |
172.16.0.0/12 | 172.16.0.0 –
172.31.255.255 | 1,048,576 | private network | Used for local communications within a private network as specified by RFC 1918 |
192.0.0.0/24 | 192.0.0.0 –
192.0.0.255 | 256 | private network | Used for the IANA IPv4 Special Purpose Address Registry as specified by RFC 5736 |
192.0.2.0/24 | 192.0.2.0 –
192.0.2.255 | 256 | documentation | Assigned as "TEST-NET" in RFC 5737 for use solely in documentation and example source code and should not be used publicly. |
192.88.99.0/24 | 192.88.99.0 –
192.88.99.255 | 256 | Internet | Used by 6to4 anycast relays as specified by RFC 3068. |
192.168.0.0/16 | 192.168.0.0 –
192.168.255.255 | 65,536 | private network | Used for local communications within a private network as specified by RFC 1918. |
198.18.0.0/15 | 198.18.0.0 –
198.19.255.255 | 131,072 | private network | Used for testing of inter-network communications between two separate subnets as specified in RFC 2544. |
198.51.100.0/24 | 198.51.100.0 –
198.51.100.255 | 256 | documentation | Assigned as "TEST-NET-2" in RFC 5737 for use solely in documentation and example source code and should not be used publicly. |
203.0.113.0/24 | 203.0.113.0 –
203.0.113.255 | 256 | documentation | Assigned as "TEST-NET-3" in RFC 5737 for use solely in documentation and example source code and should not be used publicly. |
224.0.0.0/4 | 224.0.0.0 –
239.255.255.255 | 268,435,456 | Internet | Reserved for multicast assignments as specified in RFC 5771. 233.252.0.0/24 is assigned as "MCAST-TEST-NET" for use solely in documentation and example source code.
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240.0.0.0/4 | 240.0.0.0 –
255.255.255.254 | 268,435,455 | n/a | Reserved for future use, as specified by RFC 6890. |
255.255.255.255/32 | 255.255.255.255 | 1 | n/a | Reserved for the "limited broadcast" destination address, as specified by RFC 6890. |
CIDR | Address Range | Number of Addresses | scope | Purpose |
::/128 | :: | 1 | software | Unspecified address |
::1/128 | ::1 | 1 | host | loopback address to the local host. |
::ffff:0:0/96 | ::ffff:0.0.0.0 – ::ffff:255.255.255.255 | 232 | software | IPv4 mapped addresses |
100::/64 | 100:: – 100::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 264 | | Discard Prefix RFC 6666 |
64:ff9b::/96 | 64:ff9b::0.0.0.0 – 64:ff9b::255.255.255.255 | 232 | global Internet[1 | IPv4/IPv6 translation (RFC 6052) |
2001::/32 | 2001:: – 2001::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 296 | global | Teredo tunneling |
2001:10::/28 | 2001:10:: – 2001:1f:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2100 | software | Deprecated (previously ORCHID) |
2001:20::/28 | 2001:20:: – 2001:2f:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2100 | software | ORCHIDv2 |
2001:db8::/32 | 2001:db8:: – 2001:db8:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 296 | documentation | Addresses used in documentation |
2002::/16 | 2002:: – 2002:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2112 | global Internet | 6to4 |
fc00::/7 | fc00:: – fdff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2121 | private network | Unique local address |
fe80::/10 | fe80:: - febf:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2118 | link | Link-local address |
ff00::/8 | ff00:: – ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff | 2120 | global Internet | Multicast |