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What type of IP address range does the router configuration 192.168.100.17 - 192.168.100.30 represent?

  1. Public IP addresses

  2. Private IP addresses

  3. Static IP addresses

  4. Dynamic IP addresses

The correct answer is: Private IP addresses

The range of IP addresses from 192.168.100.17 to 192.168.100.30 falls within the private IP address space defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Specifically, the ranges designated for private use within the IPv4 classful addressing are 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, and 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255. Since the entire range provided lies within 192.168.x.x, it is classified as private. These private IP addresses are designed for use within local networks and are not routable on the public internet, which means they can be reused across different networks. This is vital to understand for network design and addressing. The other classifications of addresses, such as public IP addresses, static IP addresses, and dynamic IP addresses, do not apply here. Public addresses are used across the internet and would fall outside of the identified private ranges. Static addresses refer to IP addresses that remain constant over time as opposed to changing, while dynamic addresses are assigned by a server and can change over time but can be