Reserved IP addresses

IP Address Block Address Range Number of Addresses Scope Description
0.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0–0.255.255.255 16,777,216 Software Current network
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
100.64.0.0/10 100.64.0.0–100.127.255.255 4,194,304 Private network Shared address space for communications between a service provider and its subscribers using carrier-grade NAT
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
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
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
192.0.0.0/24 192.0.0.0–192.0.0.255 256 Private network IETF Protocol Assignments, DS-Lite (/29)
192.0.2.0/24 192.0.2.0–192.0.2.255 256 Documentation Assigned as TEST-NET-1, documentation and examples
192.88.99.0/24 192.88.99.0–192.88.99.255 256 Internet Reserved. Formerly used for IPv6 to IPv4 relay
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
198.18.0.0/15 198.18.0.0–198.19.255.255 131,072 Private network Used for benchmark testing of inter-network communications
198.51.100.0/24 198.51.100.0–198.51.100.255 256 Documentation Assigned as TEST-NET-2, documentation and examples
203.0.113.0/24 203.0.113.0–203.0.113.255 256 Documentation Assigned as TEST-NET-3, documentation and examples
224.0.0.0/4 224.0.0.0–239.255.255.255 268,435,456 Internet In use for IP multicast (Former Class D network)
233.252.0.0/24 233.252.0.0-233.252.0.255 256 Documentation Assigned as MCAST-TEST-NET, documentation and examples
240.0.0.0/4 240.0.0.0–255.255.255.254 268,435,455 Internet Reserved for future use (Former Class E network)
255.255.255.255/32 255.255.255.255 1 Subnet Reserved for the “limited broadcast” destination address