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240.0.0.0/4 — Reserved
Who is this IP range?
IANA identifies 240.0.0.0/4 as Reserved special-purpose IPv4 space. This is a protocol or standards classification, not an assertion that one company owns or operates every address in the range.
Special-purpose properties
- Range:
240.0.0.0/4 - Name: Reserved
- RFC/reference: [RFC1112], Section 4
- Allocation date: 1989-08
- Termination date: N/A
- Valid as source: False
- Valid as destination: False
- Forwardable: False
- Globally reachable: False
- Reserved by protocol: True
- Checked: 2026-07-22
Interpretation
The properties above are copied from the authoritative IANA special-purpose registry. Footnote markers are retained because exceptions and qualifications matter. Routing or operational claims require separate current evidence.
Source
- IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry, checked 2026-07-22