IP Address
Network Basic: IP Address
IP Address max string length
| Type |
Max length |
Example |
| IPv4 |
15 |
123.123.123.123 |
| IPv6 |
39 |
ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD |
| IPv4-mapped IPv6 |
45 |
ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:ABCD:123.123.123.123 |
Bogon IP Address
https://ipinfo.io/bogon
Some IP addresses and IP ranges are reserved for special use, such as for local or private networks, and should NOT appear on the public internet.
IPv4 Bogon Ranges
| Netblock |
Description |
| 0.0.0.0/8 |
“This” network |
| 10.0.0.0/8 |
Private-use networks |
| 100.64.0.0/10 |
Carrier-grade NAT |
| 127.0.0.0/8 |
Loopback |
| 127.0.53.53 |
Name collision occurrence |
| 169.254.0.0/16 |
Link local |
| 172.16.0.0/12 |
Private-use networks |
| 192.0.0.0/24 |
IETF protocol assignments |
| 192.0.2.0/24 |
TEST-NET-1 |
| 192.168.0.0/16 |
Private-use networks |
| 198.18.0.0/15 |
Network interconnect device benchmark testing |
| 198.51.100.0/24 |
TEST-NET-2 |
| 203.0.113.0/24 |
TEST-NET-3 |
| 224.0.0.0/4 |
Multicast |
| 240.0.0.0/4 |
Reserved for future use |
| 255.255.255.255/32 |
Limited broadcast |
IPv6 Bogon Ranges
| Netblock |
Description |
| ::/128 |
Node-scope unicast unspecified address |
| ::1/128 |
Node-scope unicast loopback address |
| ::ffff:0:0/96 |
IPv4-mapped addresses |
| ::/96 |
IPv4-compatible addresses |
| 100::/64 |
Remotely triggered black hole addresses |
| 2001:10::/28 |
Overlay routable cryptographic hash identifiers (ORCHID) |
| 2001:db8::/32 |
Documentation prefix |
| fc00::/7 |
Unique local addresses (ULA) |
| fe80::/10 |
Link-local unicast |
| fec0::/10 |
Site-local unicast (deprecated) |
| ff00::/8 |
Multicast (Note: ff0e:/16 is global scope and may appear on the global internet.) |
IPv6 Additional Bogon Ranges
These ranges AREN’T officially IPv6 bogon ranges - they’re IPv6 representations of different IPv4 bogon ranges.
| Netblock |
Description |
| 2002::/24 |
6to4 bogon (0.0.0.0/8) |
| 2002:a00::/24 |
6to4 bogon (10.0.0.0/8) |
| 2002:7f00::/24 |
6to4 bogon (127.0.0.0/8) |
| 2002:a9fe::/32 |
6to4 bogon (169.254.0.0/16) |
| 2002:ac10::/28 |
6to4 bogon (172.16.0.0/12) |
| 2002:c000::/40 |
6to4 bogon (192.0.0.0/24) |
| 2002:c000:200::/40 |
6to4 bogon (192.0.2.0/24) |
| 2002:c0a8::/32 |
6to4 bogon (192.168.0.0/16) |
| 2002:c612::/31 |
6to4 bogon (198.18.0.0/15) |
| 2002:c633:6400::/40 |
6to4 bogon (198.51.100.0/24) |
| 2002:cb00:7100::/40 |
6to4 bogon (203.0.113.0/24) |
| 2002:e000::/20 |
6to4 bogon (224.0.0.0/4) |
| 2002:f000::/20 |
6to4 bogon (240.0.0.0/4) |
| 2002:ffff:ffff::/48 |
6to4 bogon (255.255.255.255/32) |
| 2001::/40 |
Teredo bogon (0.0.0.0/8) |
| 2001:0:a00::/40 |
Teredo bogon (10.0.0.0/8) |
| 2001:0:7f00::/40 |
Teredo bogon (127.0.0.0/8) |
| 2001:0:a9fe::/48 |
Teredo bogon (169.254.0.0/16) |
| 2001:0:ac10::/44 |
Teredo bogon (172.16.0.0/12) |
| 2001:0:c000::/56 |
Teredo bogon (192.0.0.0/24) |
| 2001:0:c000:200::/56 |
Teredo bogon (192.0.2.0/24) |
| 2001:0:c0a8::/48 |
Teredo bogon (192.168.0.0/16) |
| 2001:0:c612::/47 |
Teredo bogon (198.18.0.0/15) |
| 2001:0:c633:6400::/56 |
Teredo bogon (198.51.100.0/24) |
| 2001:0:cb00:7100::/56 |
Teredo bogon (203.0.113.0/24) |
| 2001:0:e000::/36 |
Teredo bogon (224.0.0.0/4) |
| 2001:0:f000::/36 |
Teredo bogon (240.0.0.0/4) |
| 2001:0:ffff:ffff::/64 |
Teredo bogon (255.255.255.255/32) |
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