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Private Addressing

Private Address refers to th IP address that set aside by IANA for private use. IANA has set aside three address ranges for use by private or non-Internet connected networks. This is referred to as Private Address Space with the reserved address blocks are: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix) 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix) 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)

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