What is 192.168.2.1
192.168.2.1 is an IP address that is categorized as private. It falls within the IP address range of 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255. This specific private IP address is the default IP for common home broadband routers which are sold under the brand name SMC and Belkin. The private IP address 192.168.2.1 is set as the default IP address at the factory. It should be noted that once you purchase either a SMC or Belkin broadband router which has 192.168.2.1 as the default, you can easily change it simply by accessing the network router's admin console.
192.168.2.1 as a Default Address
192.168.2.1 is a common IP address that many home networks use to establish a default gateway. One of the attributes of private IP addresses is that they can be used over and over again- as long as they are on different networks. It should be noted that private IP addresses are non routable, only one device at a time on a single network should use this IP address to avoid IP address conflicts.
192.168.2.1 Defined in the Internet RFC's
192.168.2.1 is officially defined in RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets:
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets:
- 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
- 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
- 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
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