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# 255.255.255.255/32 — Limited Broadcast
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## Who is this IP range?
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IANA identifies **255.255.255.255/32** as **Limited Broadcast** 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.
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## Special-purpose properties
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- **Range:** `255.255.255.255/32`
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- **Name:** Limited Broadcast
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- **RFC/reference:** [RFC8190] [RFC919], Section 7
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- **Allocation date:** 1984-10
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- **Termination date:** N/A
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- **Valid as source:** False
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- **Valid as destination:** True
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- **Forwardable:** False
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- **Globally reachable:** False
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- **Reserved by protocol:** True
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- **Checked:** 2026-07-22
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## Interpretation
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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.
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## Source
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- [IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry](https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml), checked 2026-07-22
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