Private IP Checker
Check whether an IPv4 address is private, loopback, or link-local per RFC 1918 and RFC 3927.
Description
Check whether an IPv4 address is private, loopback, or link-local per RFC 1918 and RFC 3927.
Private IP Checker: Check whether an IPv4 address is private, loopback, or link-local per RFC 1918 and RFC 3927.
When to use Private IP
Use this network utility to parse, normalize, convert, or derive IPv4, IPv6, subnet, reverse-DNS, or MAC addressing information under a stated prefix convention.
- Address
- Dotted-decimal IPv4 address.
How Private IP works
Check whether an IPv4 address is private, loopback, or link-local per RFC 1918 and RFC 3927. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Is private
- Whether the address is in a checked private or special-use range.
Limitations and assumptions
- Syntax and arithmetic validity do not establish reachability, ownership, routing, DNS, privacy, or authorization. IPv4 special-use ranges, IPv6 scopes and compression, prefix boundaries, mapped forms, and host-count conventions require explicit handling.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Validate against current IANA registries and the target platform, test boundary prefixes, and use live network tools only with appropriate authorization.
References
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IPv4 — Wikipedia contributors
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