Networking Subnets – Quick Reference

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notation resulting subnet
netmask shorthand number of addresses
255.255.255.0 /24 [8-bit] 28 = 256 = 254 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.128 /25 [7-bit] 27 = 128 = 126 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.192 /26 [6-bit] 26 = 64 = 62 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.224 /27 [5-bit] 25 = 32 = 30 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.240 /28 [4-bit] 24 = 16 = 14 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.248 /29 [3-bit] 23 = 8 = 6 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.252 /30 [2-bit] 22 = 4 = 2 hosts + 1 bcast + 1 net base
255.255.255.254 /31 [1-bit] 21 = invalid (no possible hosts)
255.255.255.255 /32 [0-bit] 20 = 1 a host route (odd duck case)


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