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16.7 million or so. IPv4 is a 32 bit address space, so it tops out around 4.2 billion total. 17.0.0.0/8 is locking down the first 8 bits, giving 2^(32-8) vari
by jodrellblank 7y ago
16.7 million or so.
IPv4 is a 32 bit address space, so it tops out around 4.2 billion total.
17.0.0.0/8 is locking down the first 8 bits, giving 2^(32-8) variable bits, or there are only 256 possible first octets and this is one so it’s 1/256th of 4.2 billion addresses.
- koolba 7y agoIt’s even more when you factor in link local and private network ranges.
- manigandham 7y agoEverybody has those for themselves.
- koolba 7y agoThat’s what I’m saying. The set of addresses allocated to Apple (in their /8) is an even larger ratio as the private ranges don’t count towards the denominator.