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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 [1] 169.254.0.0/16 169.254.0.0–169.254.255.255 65 536: Subnet Used for link-local addresses [5] 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 172 ...
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label such as 192.0.2.1 that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] IP addresses serve two main functions: network interface identification , and location addressing .
This means that 256 /8 address blocks fit into the entire IPv4 space. As IPv4 address exhaustion has advanced to its final stages, some organizations, such as Stanford University, formerly using 36.0.0.0 / 8, have returned their allocated blocks (in this case to APNIC) to assist in the delay of the exhaustion date.
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The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has reserved the IPv4 address block 169.254.0.0 / 16 (169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.255) for link-local addressing. [1] The entire range may be used for this purpose, except for the first 256 and last 256 addresses (169.254.0.0 / 24 and 169.254.255.0 / 24), which are reserved for future use and must not be selected by a host using this dynamic ...
NBMA Address Resolution Protocol: RFC 1735: 0x37 55 MOBILE IP Mobility (Min Encap) RFC 2004: 0x38 56 TLSP Transport Layer Security Protocol (using Kryptonet key management) 0x39 57 SKIP Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol: RFC 2356: 0x3A 58 IPv6-ICMP ICMP for IPv6: RFC 4443, RFC 4884: 0x3B 59 IPv6-NoNxt No Next Header for IPv6: RFC 8200 ...
As the version number is carried in a 4-bit field, only numbers 0–15 can be assigned. IP version Description Status 0: Internet Protocol, pre-v4: Reserved. [3]