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---
title: "Subnet Guide — IP Ranges and Masks"
description:
"Free interactive CIDR calculator and comprehensive guide covering subnetting, IP ranges, subnet masks and addressing."
---
## What is CIDR?
**Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)** is the system that replaced the old class-A/B/C scheme in 1993.
A network is written as
```
address/prefix-length → 10.0.0.0/24
```
The *prefix length* (the number after the slash) tells routers how many of the 32 bits belong to the network portion:
* `10.0.0.0/24` → 24 network bits + 8 host bits → **256** addresses (254 usable)
* `10.0.0.0/30` → 30 network bits + 2 host bits → **4** addresses (2 usable)
CIDR lets ISPs advertise aggregated “supernets” such as `203.0.113.0/22` instead of listing a thousand individual /24 routes—shrinking global routing tables and conserving address space.
## CIDR → IP Range Converter
Paste any block—say `192.168.15.64/27`—into the calculator. Behind the scenes it:
1. **Bitwise-ANDs** the IP with the mask to find the **network address**.
2. **Inverts** the mask and ORs it with the IP to get the **broadcast address**.
3. Offsets ±1 to reveal the **first** and **last usable hosts**.
Hit **Copy Share Link** to bookmark or send an exact result.
## Subnetting Tutorial — Quick Steps
Subnetting seems daunting until you break it into four predictable moves:
1. **Convert the prefix** `/26` → `255 .255 .255 .192`
2. **Find block size** 256 − 192 = 64
3. **List subnet starts** 0, 64, 128, 192
4. **Pick your block** Usable hosts = block size − 2 (62 in a /26)
### Example
Split `172.16.0.0/16` into at least 10 equal subnets.
*Need ≥10 blocks → 4 extra bits (2⁴ = 16)*
New prefix = **/20**. Each /20 holds 4094 hosts.
Ranges begin 172.16.0.0, 172.16.16.0, 172.16.32.0 … to 172.16.240.0.
## IPv6 Subnetting Basics
The slash notation is identical in IPv6—just with 128-bit addresses.
* **/64** is the standard LAN size → 18 quintillion addresses
* Providers often delegate:
* `/48` — 65 536 customer /64s
* `/56` — 256 /64s
* `/60` — 16 /64s
Toggle **IPv6** in the calculator and try `2001:db8::/48` to explore the range graphically.
## Further Reading & Tools
* RFC 4632 — *Classless Inter-Domain Routing for IPv6*
* RFC 1519 — *CIDR Address Allocation for IPv4*
* [cidr.xyz source code](https://github.com/yuvadm/cidr.xyz)
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