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Monday, July 2, 2007

Linux Networking no.1: IP Address classes

Internet protocol (IP) defines the structure of packet of data (datagrams) that are exchanged over the network.

IP address classes have a following range:

Class A: 0.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255

Class B: 128.0.0.0 to 192.255.255.255

Class C: 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255

Class D: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

Class E: 240.0.0.0 to 247.255.255.255

Run ifconfig at your terminal to see you IP and refer back in this article for classes.