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IPv4 Private Address Space

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Nonroutable / Non-Routable / non-routable otherwise known as Private Network Address Space. Nonroutable / Non-Routable / non-routable otherwise known as Private Network Address Space; an example of [[bogon networks]].According to standards set forth in Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document RFC-1918, the following IPv4 address ranges are reserved by the IANA for private internets, and are not publicly routable on the global internet:<big><big>*    10.0.0.0/8 IP addresses: 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255*    172.16.0.0/12 IP addresses: 172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255*    192.168.0.0/16 IP addresses: 192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255</big></big>Only a portion of the “172” and the “192” address ranges are designated for private use. The remaining addresses are considered “public,” and thus are routable on the global Internet.
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