--- title: "Picking uncontested private IP subnets with usage data" url: https://daily.dev/posts/picking-uncontested-private-ip-subnets-with-usage-data-i4sao4cdt source_url: https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/picking-unused-rfc1918-ip-space type: article source: "Benjojo's Blog" published: 2025-06-05T10:37:01.777Z updated: 2025-06-05T10:37:26.407Z tags: ["data-analysis", "networking", "vpn"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Picking uncontested private IP subnets with usage data **[Benjojo's Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/benjojo)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Analysis of 1.79 million WD Cloud devices reveals usage patterns of RFC1918 private IP address ranges. The 192.168.0.0/16 range dominates with 90% usage, while 172.16.0.0/12 and 10.0.0.0/8 remain largely underutilized. Data shows specific subnets heavily used by router manufacturers (FritzBox uses 192.168.178.0/24, TP-Link uses 192.168.68.0/24). The research identifies thousands of unused /24 subnets in the 172.16 and 10.0 ranges, providing network administrators with data-driven choices for avoiding subnet conflicts when connecting networks via VPN or during company mergers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-analysis](https://daily.dev/tags/data-analysis), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#vpn](https://daily.dev/tags/vpn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/picking-uncontested-private-ip-subnets-with-usage-data-i4sao4cdt)