private vs. public IP addresses

[Alex Snow]

or maybe they don't clasify it was a block of private IPs?
On Fri, Jul 
14, 2006 at 01:49:55PM -0400, Sina Bahram wrote:
> Well, Iana doesn't report that as part of the five blocks they list ... So
> maybe that's not internationally recognized yet or something?
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
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> 
> there's also another range (forget where it is now) that's reserved for
> amature packet radio, though I hear a rumor those IPs might be taken away to
> help with the shortage of routable internet IPs.
> On Fri,
> Jul 14, 2006 at 12:36:55PM -0400, Travis Siegel wrote:
> > There are actually 5 classes of ips.  Class a, b, and c are the ones 
> > used on the internet as a whole, and those ips have already been 
> > mentioned here.
> > Class D has a 224.something range of ips that are considered private 
> > as well.  However, this is hardly a consideration, since class D 
> > addresses are used strictly for multicasting purposes, and it's likely 
> > you'll never need one.
> > Then, there's class E addresses.  These start at 240, and there is one 
> > of these reserved for private use too, though again, I don't know what 
> > it is.
> > Class E addresses are for experimental purposes, and are also 
> > generally multicast addresses.  Again, you'll probably never see one
> > of these ips on any network, and especially not on the internet.   
> > But, they are there, and are used occasionally, even if we don't 
> > encounter them.
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