N10-005 · Question #717
Which of the following would be considered a Class C private address?
The correct answer is B. 192.168.50.125. RFC 1918 defines three private IP ranges by class. The Class C private range is 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255.
Question
Which of the following would be considered a Class C private address?
Options
- A10.0.0.125
- B192.168.50.125
- C192.169.0.132
- D255.255.255.0
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A2% (1)
- B94% (47)
- C4% (2)
Why each option
RFC 1918 defines three private IP ranges by class. The Class C private range is 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255.
10.0.0.125 is a Class A private address, part of the 10.0.0.0/8 range defined by RFC 1918.
192.168.50.125 falls within the Class C private address space defined by RFC 1918, which spans 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255. The first two octets 192.168 identify it as a Class C private address, and the host portion 50.125 is within the valid range.
192.169.0.132 is not a private address - the Class C private range ends at 192.168.255.255, so 192.169.x.x is a public routable address.
255.255.255.0 is a subnet mask, not a host IP address, and cannot be classified as a private address of any class.
Concept tested: RFC 1918 private IP address classes
Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1918
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