CLASS C IP - A group of IP addresses where the first three numbers remain the same and the last one can vary. It could be represented by w.x.y.z, where the z can be any number from 0-255, and the w, x, and y represent the first static part of the IP address (e.g., 10.251.37.z). Thus, the number of possible combinations is 256. Of course, some of the addresses, like those ending in .0 and .255, are not used, so the actual number of usable addresses in a Class C is 254. The subnet mask of a class C IP address is 255.255.255.0. Thus, only the last digit of the IP address is used to determine where traffic gets routed within the Class C. There are about 16.7 million class C groups in existence. |
CLASS C IP Definition
