4.3.3 - Other Reserved Address Ranges

A collection of flashcards covering the different classes of IP addresses and their designated uses, including reserved ranges and loopback addresses.

Class D addresses

Used for multicasting; ranges from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

Class E addresses

Reserved for experimental use and testing; ranges from 240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255.

0.0.0.0/8

Used when a specific address is unknown, typically as a source address by a client seeking a DHCP lease.

255.255.255.255

Used to broadcast to the local network when the local network address is not known.

Loopback Addresses

Part of Class A, the range 127.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255 is used to configure loopback addresses for local host communication.

Default Loopback Address

Typically, the loopback address is 127.0.0.1, which can be substituted with 'localhost'.

Localized Multicast

IP address class D is designated for multicast traffic within a specific network.

Special Purpose IP ranges

Includes addresses such as 100.64.0.0/10, 192.0.0.0/24, and others reserved for specific uses.

Documentation IP addresses

Addresses like 192.0.2.0/24, 198.51.100.0/24, and 203.0.113.0/24 are reserved for use in documentation and examples.