Netgear RT311 RT314 Reference Manual - Page 109
Class D addresses are used for multicasts messages sent to many hosts. Class D addresses are
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Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers Class A Network Class B Node Network Class C Node Network Node 7261 Figure 10-1. Three Main Address Classes Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 hosts on a single network. They use an 8-bit network number and a 24-bit node number. Class A addresses are in this range: 1.x.x.x to 126.x.x.x. Class B addresses can have up to 65,354 hosts on a network. A Class B address uses a 16-bit network number and a 16-bit node number. Class B addresses are in this range: 128.1.x.x to 191.254.x.x. Class C addresses can have 254 hosts on a network. Class C addresses use 24 bits for the network address and 8 bits for the node. They are in this range: 192.0.1.x to 223.255.254.x. Class D addresses are used for multicasts (messages sent to many hosts). Class D addresses are in this range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Class E addresses are for experimental use. This addressing structure allows IP to uniquely identify each physical network and each node on each physical network. Networks and Routing Basics 10-3