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IP Spaces, Yo

Address Space RFC Intended Usage Good Choice?
10.0.0.0/8 RFC1918 Private networks ⚠️ (yours full)
172.16.0.0/12 RFC1918 Private networks ⚠️ (work uses it)
192.168.0.0/16 RFC1918 Private networks ⚠️ (offices use it)
100.64.0.0/10 RFC6598 Carrier-grade NAT (ISP space) ❌ (your WAN uses it)
169.254.0.0/16 RFC3927 Link-local (auto config, no routing) ❌ (breaks routing/tunnels)
198.18.0.0/15 RFC2544 Benchmark/testing networks Best for tunnels
192.0.2.0/24 RFC5737 Documentation/examples ⚠️ (small, but usable)
198.51.100.0/24 RFC5737 Documentation/examples ⚠️ (small, but usable)
203.0.113.0/24 RFC5737 Documentation/examples ⚠️ (small, but usable)
127.0.0.0/8 RFC1122 Loopback
224.0.0.0/4 RFC5771 Multicast
240.0.0.0/4 RFC1112 Reserved (future use) ❌ (mostly unusable)