196 function ip_methods:private()

   197 	local private = self.scope ~= 0xE;

   198 	if not private and self.proto == "IPv4" then

   199 		local ip = self.addr;

   200 		local fields = {};

   201 		ip:gsub("([^.]*).?", function (c) fields[#fields + 1] = tonumber(c) end);

   202 		if fields[1] == 127 or fields[1] == 10 or (fields[1] == 192 and fields[2] == 168)

   203 		or (fields[1] == 172 and (fields[2] >= 16 or fields[2] <= 32)) then

   204 			private = true;

   205 		end

   206 	end

   207 	self.private = private;

   208 	return private;

   209 end

   210