What is Private IP Addressing?
Private IP Addresses are those addresses that work within the local network. These addresses are non-routable on the Internet. The address is basically assigned by the network router to your particular device. The unique private IP address is provided to every device which is on the same network. In this way, devices communicate with one another on the same network without connecting to the entire Internet. In this way, Private IP addresses are able to provide more security within a particular network. The private IP address cannot be seen on the Internet, unlike the public IP address. Only devices within the local network are able to see the address of one another.
Private IP address exists within the specific ranges as reserved by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Following are the address ranges of private IP addresses:
The range except assigned to Private IP Address is used to assign Public IP Address on a network as public IP addresses are unique for each device on the Internet. Therefore, private networks can use these address ranges for allocating private IP addresses in a specific network. Private IP addresses can be reused on another network which is not possible with Public IP addresses.
Private IP Addresses in Networking
Private IP addresses play a vital role in computer networking, permitting organizations to build internal networks that communicate securely without conflicting with public addresses. In this article we are going to discuss each and every point about private IP addresses in Networking.