Subnetting
Steps:
- Convert Address and Mask to Decimal
- Calculate the Network Address: If the Mask is 255, Bring Down the Adress. If the Mask is 0 use 0 (Other Numbers Refer to Chart 2)
- Calculate the Broadcast Address: If the Mask is 255, Bring Down the Adress. If the Mask is 0 use 255
- First IP:Network Address +1
- Last IP:Broadcast Address -1
Chart 1:
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Mask | Network | Addresses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/1 | /9 | /17 | /25 | 128 | 2 | 128 |
/2 | /10 | /18 | /26 | 192 | 4 | 64 |
/3 | /11 | /19 | /27 | 224 | 8 | 32 |
/4 | /12 | /20 | /28 | 240 | 16 | 16 |
/5 | /13 | /21 | /29 | 248 | 32 | 8 |
/6 | /14 | /22 | /30 | 252 | 64 | 4 |
/7 | /15 | /23 | /31 | 254 | 128 | 2 |
/8 | /16 | /24 | /32 | 255 | 256 | 1 |
Chart 2:
Examples:
Address: 165.245.10.77/24
Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 77 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mask | 255 | 255 | 255 | 0 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
Network Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 0 |
Broadcast Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 255 |
First Ip | 165 | 245 | 10 | 1 |
Last Ip | 165 | 245 | 10 | 254 |
- Column 3: /24 Mask:255
- Bring Down Address and use 0
- Bring Down Address and convert 0
- Network Address +1
- Broadcast Address -1
Address: 165.245.10.77/26
Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 77 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mask | 255 | 255 | 255 | 192 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
Network Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 64 |
Broadcast Address | 165 | 245 | 10 | 127 |
First Ip | 165 | 245 | 10 | 65 |
Last Ip | 165 | 245 | 10 | 126 |
- Column 4: /26 Mask:192
- Bring Down Address, Mask 192 has Address 64: 77 falls into row 64
- Bring Down Address Last Number in Row is 127
- Network Address +1
- Broadcast Address -1
Cheat Sheet:
*Subtract 2 from Host
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