Reserved IP Address 255.248.168.196

255.248.168.196 belongs to the reserved IP address space 240.0.0.0-255.255.255.255 (240.0.0.0/4).

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Not every IP address has owner information associated with it. This is the case with your lookup of 255.248.168.196 here on IPAddress.com. 255.248.168.196 falls in to one of these categories. The categories include either a internal IP address, private IP address, or reserved IP address.

All of these types of IP addressess like 255.248.168.196 have limited information available because they exist in private networks or configurations. Routers and network modems for example might use 255.248.168.196 in the default configuration. You would type 255.248.168.196 directly in your web browser to login the admin interface.

Examples of router and modem brands that might use 255.248.168.196 in their configuration include Cisco Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link, ASUS, D-Link, Netcomm, Zyxel, Edimax, Belkin, Thomson, and hundreds more.

In other times 255.248.168.196 may fall in a reserved IP range whose scope could be set aside for use in software, subnets, and private networks. Private networks exist to keep local traffic contained to a home or business, and not exposed outside of these areas.

Examples of private or reserved use include broadcast messages, local communications, service providers, testing, and future applications.

IANA IPv4 Address Space Allocation for Subnet 255.0.0.0/8

IPv4 Address Space Prefix255/8
Regional Internet Registry (RIR)Future use
Allocation Date
StatusRESERVED
Designated by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) for specific non-global-unicast purposes as noted.
Notes

Reserved for future use (formerly "Class E") RFC1112.

Reserved by protocol. For authoritative registration, see IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry.

255.255.255.255 is reserved for "limited broadcast" destination address RFC919 and RFC922.

Complete registration details for 255.255.255.255/32 are found in IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry.

255.248.168.196 IP Address Representations

CIDR Notation255.248.168.196/32
Decimal Notation4294486212
Hexadecimal Notation0xfff8a8c4
Octal Notation037776124304
Binary Notation11111111111110001010100011000100
Dotted-Decimal Notation255.248.168.196
Dotted-Hexadecimal Notation0xff.0xf8.0xa8.0xc4
Dotted-Octal Notation0377.0370.0250.0304
Dotted-Binary Notation11111111.11111000.10101000.11000100

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