Depending on your application you may have to shift the IPv6 segments. This form allows you to convert from IPv4 to IPv6 and back. In some configurations IPv4 addresses can be written or used in IPv6 notation or they become part of an IPv6 address. Link Broadcast - this is sent to all hosts on the same network link, but does not cross routers there is no default gateway or broadcast for multicasting Multicasts (former Class D network) - Warning: the data shown when you click this network is not completely accurate - e.g. TEST-NET-2, Documentation and examples TEST-NET-3, Documentation and examples Network benchmark tests, this should never be used in production networks.

MacOS and Linux with Avahi installed) and are only usable for local communication in the LAN segment. These are automatically generated by some operating systems and (e.g. The entire 127.*.*.* network is reserved for (host-)local networking. Is the localhost address, used by each host to talk to itself, there is always a special loopback interface preconfigured with this address, you never assign it to a real network device. The whole network 0.*.*.* is reserved for special purposes (like DHCP).ġ0.*.*.* 172.16.*.* - 172.31.*.* 192.168.*.*Īre private addresses - you can use them freely within your own LAN. The 'ANY' address that is used by programs to speak to all network interfaces, it is never used directly. The following special addresses and networks exist in IPv4:

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