Knowing the different Types and Classes of IP addresses is important if you want to have a deep understanding of Networking. Learn the basics here.

Almost everyone has a home network, which means almost everyone should understand the basics of static and dynamic IP addresses, just in case.

Class A addresses are generally not reusable, eventually leading to complete depletion of the available address space as more IP addresses are requested and used. Unfortunately, that time is now!

In the example of a class A range of 10.0.0.0, the last three octets of the IP address will change sequentially as they are given out via DHCP or assigned but the first octet will never change.

What’s an IP Address? Put simply, an IP address (short for Internet Protocol address) is a unique identifier for your machine. Computers have them, but so do tablets and smartphones.

The 192.168.0.1 IP address is the default option for most routers - It is private, and it falls under Class C. But the question is, Why?