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. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- We are using Linux daily to UP our productivity - so UP yours! -- Adapted from Pat Paulsen by Joe Sloan
