IPv4 Address generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The IPv4 Address generator produces random IP addresses in the standard IPv4 format for testing network-related systems. This generator is ideal for testing systems that store, process, or filter IP addresses handling various IPv4 address management aspects.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
IPv4 Address	204.17.199.171, 42.2.55.50, 135.14.90.169, 67.24.25.4, 9.74.240.236…	character varyingcharactertextinet	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column that matches any of the following rules:

The column name contains ‘ip’, followed or preceded by any or no characters, and then goes ‘v4’, with any or no characters after, regardless of the table name.
The column name is ‘ip’, regardless of the table name.
The column name contains ‘ip’, followed or preceded by any or no characters, and then goes ‘addr’, with any or no characters after, regardless of the table name.
The column name starts with ‘client’ or ‘proxy’ and ends with ‘ip’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional settings

The tool allows you to set the following:

Select an IP address type:
- Remote: IP addresses assigned to devices located outside the local network. They are typically used to communicate with devices over the internet or in another network.
- Local: IP addresses within the local network, often part of private address ranges.
Select addresses to include:
- Class A: For very large networks (range: 1.0.0.0–126.255.255.255).
- Class B: For medium-sized networks (range: 128.0.0.0–191.255.255.255).
- Class C: For small networks (range: 192.0.0.0–223.255.255.255).
- Loopback: Reserved for testing within the same device (range: 127.0.0.0/8; commonly 127.0.0.1).
- Multicast: For group communication (range: 224.0.0.0–239.255.255.255).