A network technician is setting up a new SOHO network and needs to assign IP addresses to devices on the local LAN. To ensure the addresses are not routable on the public internet, which of the following private IP address ranges should the technician use?
Based on the given options and the correct classifications for IPv4 address spaces:
192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 is classified as a private IPv4 address space. This range is used for local networks and is not routable over the internet, making it the correct answer.
The other ranges have specific purposes or classifications different from being standard private IP ranges:
224.0.0.0 to 224.0.0.255 is part of the multicast address range, not a private address space. 172.32.0.0 to 172.36.255.255 is not a recognized private address range according to the standards set by RFC 1918. The private address space in the 172.x.x.x block actually spans from 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255.
169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255 is used for Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) for link-local addresses within a single network segment when a DHCP server is not available, rather than for standard private networking purposes. Therefore, the address range 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 is the correct answer for a classified private IPv4 address space that is not routable over the internet.
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