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Chapter 22 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring IP Addressing
Assigning IP Addresses to Network Interfaces
An IP address identifies a location to which IP packets can be sent. Some IP addresses are reserved for
special uses and cannot be used for host, subnet, or network addresses.
Table 22-2
lists ranges of IP
addresses and shows which are reserved and which are available for use. RFC 1166, “Internet Numbers,”
contains the official description of IP addresses.
An interface can have one primary IP address. A mask identifies the bits that denote the network number
in an IP address. When you use the mask to subnet a network, the mask is referred to as a subnet mask.
To receive an assigned network number, contact your Internet service provider.
IRDP
Disabled.
Defaults when enabled:
•
Broadcast IRDP advertisements.
•
Maximum interval between advertisements: 600 seconds.
•
Minimum interval between advertisements: 0.75 times max interval
•
Preference: 0.
IP proxy ARP
Enabled.
IP routing
Disabled.
IP subnet-zero
Disabled.
Table 22-1 Default Addressing Configuration (continued)
Feature
Default Setting
Table 22-2 Reserved and Available IP Addresses
Class
Address or Range
Status
A
0.0.0.0
1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0
127.0.0.0
Reserved
Available
Reserved
B
128.0.0.0 to 191.254.0.0
191.255.0.0
Available
Reserved
C
192.0.0.0
192.0.1.0 to 223.255.254
223.255.255.0
Reserved
Available
Reserved
D
224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
Multicast group addresses
E
240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.254
255.255.255.255
Reserved
Broadcast