When the Internet was originally set up, various ranges of IP addresses were
segmented into three network classes: A, B, and C. This function will return
a prefix that is associated with the IP address specified defining where it
falls in the predefined classes.
When the Internet was originally set up, various ranges of IP addresses were segmented into three network classes: A, B, and C. This function will return a prefix that is associated with the IP address specified defining where it falls in the predefined classes.