{"id":448,"date":"2024-07-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplugin.com\/resources\/?p=448"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:49:39","slug":"bogon-ip-address-what-it-is-and-how-to-detect-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplugin.com\/resources\/bogon-ip-address-what-it-is-and-how-to-detect-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogon IP Address: What It Is and How To Detect It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To understand a bogon IP address, we first need to know how the allocation and management of IP addresses works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With so many internet users, how come each one has a unique IP address? Doesn\u2019t the IP address pool run out of IPs to assign to new devices? Yes, the address space can run out of addresses, which is why there are two addressing protocols: IPv4 and IPv6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both these address spaces have a portion of unallocated addresses, also called bogon IP addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As new users and devices join the Internet, some IPs from the bogon IP address space become legitimate. The responsible authority, IANA, assigns these addresses to the new devices and users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It might seem a little confusing but don\u2019t worry. In this article, we\u2019ll explain in detail what is a Bogon IP address and how to detect it. So, without further ado, let\u2019s start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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