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Which function does the range of private IPv4 addresses perform?

The correct answer is A. allows multiple companies to each use the same addresses without conflicts. Private IPv4 address ranges are reserved for internal network use, enabling multiple organizations to reuse the same addresses without causing global routing conflicts.

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 5, 2026

Question

Which function does the range of private IPv4 addresses perform?

Options

  • Aallows multiple companies to each use the same addresses without conflicts
  • Bprovides a direct connection for hosts from outside of the enterprise network
  • Censures that NAT is not required to reach the internet with private range addressing
  • Denables secure communications to the internet for all external hosts

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    88% (23)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Private IPv4 address ranges are reserved for internal network use, enabling multiple organizations to reuse the same addresses without causing global routing conflicts.

Aallows multiple companies to each use the same addresses without conflictsCorrect

Private IPv4 addresses (defined in RFC 1918) are non-routable on the public internet, allowing organizations worldwide to use the same ranges (e.g., 10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16) within their private networks without causing global IP address conflicts.

Bprovides a direct connection for hosts from outside of the enterprise network

Private IP addresses are not routable on the public internet, meaning they do not provide a direct connection for hosts from outside the enterprise network.

Censures that NAT is not required to reach the internet with private range addressing
Denables secure communications to the internet for all external hosts

Concept tested: Private IPv4 addressing and global uniqueness

Source: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1918

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#Private IPv4 addresses

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