IP address classes
1st Octet 1st Octet High Network/Host ID Default Subnet Number of Hosts per Network
Class
Decimal Range Order Bits (N=Network, H=Host) Mask Networks (Usable Addresses)
A 1 – 126* 0 N.H.H.H [Link] 126 (27 – 2) 16,777,214 (224 – 2)
16,382 (214 –
B 128 – 191 10 N.N.H.H [Link] 65,534 (216 – 2)
2)
2,097,150
C 192 – 223 110 N.N.N.H [Link] 254 (28 – 2)
(221 – 2)
D 224 – 239 1110 Reserved for Multicasting
E 240 – 254 1111 Experimental; used for research
Note: Class A addresses [Link] to [Link] cannot be used and is reserved for loopback and diagnostic
functions.
Private IP Addresses
Class Private Networks Subnet Mask Address Range
A [Link] [Link] [Link] - [Link]
B [Link] - [Link] [Link] [Link] - [Link]
C [Link] [Link] [Link] - [Link]