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IP subnet calculator

Type an address with its prefix or mask to see the network, its usable range and masks. Split it into smaller subnets, or look up any prefix in the reference tables.

Prefix/120
Addresses256
/64 networksPart of one
Network
2c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4700/120
First address
2c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4700
Last address
2c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ff
Addresses
256
/64 networks (LANs)
None: smaller than one /64 LAN
Full form
2c19:00dd:00d9:00dd:0c25:0c25:94de:4700
Type
Global unicast 2000::/3
Public internet addresses
Reverse DNS zone
7.4.e.d.4.9.5.2.c.0.5.2.c.0.d.d.0.0.9.d.0.0.d.d.0.0.9.1.c.2.ip6.arpa
Split into smaller subnets/127

2c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4700/120 makes 128 subnets of /127.

Subnets
#SubnetLast address
12c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4700/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4701
22c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4702/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4703
32c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4704/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4705
42c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4706/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4707
52c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4708/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4709
62c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470b
72c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470d
82c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:470f
92c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4710/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4711
102c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4712/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4713
112c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4714/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4715
122c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4716/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4717
132c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4718/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4719
142c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471b
152c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471d
162c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:471f
172c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4720/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4721
182c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4722/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4723
192c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4724/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4725
202c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4726/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4727
212c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4728/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4729
222c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472b
232c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472d
242c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:472f
252c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4730/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4731
262c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4732/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4733
272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4734/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4735
282c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4736/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4737
292c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4738/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4739
302c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473b
312c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473d
322c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:473f
332c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4740/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4741
342c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4742/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4743
352c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4744/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4745
362c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4746/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4747
372c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4748/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4749
382c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474b
392c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474d
402c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:474f
412c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4750/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4751
422c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4752/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4753
432c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4754/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4755
442c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4756/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4757
452c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4758/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4759
462c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475b
472c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475d
482c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:475f
492c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4760/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4761
502c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4762/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4763
512c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4764/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4765
522c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4766/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4767
532c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4768/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4769
542c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476b
552c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476d
562c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:476f
572c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4770/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4771
582c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4772/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4773
592c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4774/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4775
602c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4776/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4777
612c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4778/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4779
622c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477b
632c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477d
642c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:477f
652c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4780/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4781
662c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4782/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4783
672c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4784/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4785
682c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4786/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4787
692c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4788/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4789
702c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478b
712c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478d
722c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:478f
732c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4790/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4791
742c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4792/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4793
752c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4794/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4795
762c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4796/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4797
772c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4798/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:4799
782c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479a/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479b
792c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479c/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479d
802c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479e/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:479f
812c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a1
822c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a3
832c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a5
842c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a7
852c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47a9
862c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47aa/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ab
872c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ac/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ad
882c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ae/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47af
892c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b1
902c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b3
912c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b5
922c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b7
932c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47b9
942c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ba/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47bb
952c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47bc/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47bd
962c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47be/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47bf
972c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c1
982c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c3
992c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c5
1002c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c7
1012c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47c9
1022c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ca/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47cb
1032c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47cc/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47cd
1042c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ce/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47cf
1052c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d1
1062c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d3
1072c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d5
1082c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d7
1092c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47d9
1102c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47da/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47db
1112c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47dc/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47dd
1122c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47de/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47df
1132c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e1
1142c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e3
1152c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e5
1162c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e7
1172c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47e9
1182c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ea/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47eb
1192c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ec/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ed
1202c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ee/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ef
1212c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f0/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f1
1222c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f2/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f3
1232c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f4/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f5
1242c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f6/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f7
1252c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f8/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47f9
1262c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47fa/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47fb
1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47fc/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47fd
1282c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47fe/1272c19:dd:d9:dd:c25:c25:94de:47ff

IPv4 CIDR reference (/0 to /32)

IPv4 prefix lengths
PrefixSubnet maskWildcardAddressesUsable hostsSizeTypical use
/00.0.0.0255.255.255.2554,294,967,2964,294,967,29416,777,216 × /24
/1128.0.0.0127.255.255.2552,147,483,6482,147,483,6468,388,608 × /24
/2192.0.0.063.255.255.2551,073,741,8241,073,741,8224,194,304 × /24
/3224.0.0.031.255.255.255536,870,912536,870,9102,097,152 × /24
/4240.0.0.015.255.255.255268,435,456268,435,4541,048,576 × /24
/5248.0.0.07.255.255.255134,217,728134,217,726524,288 × /24
/6252.0.0.03.255.255.25567,108,86467,108,862262,144 × /24
/7254.0.0.01.255.255.25533,554,43233,554,430131,072 × /24
/8255.0.0.00.255.255.25516,777,21616,777,21465,536 × /24Old class A; 10.0.0.0/8
/9255.128.0.00.127.255.2558,388,6088,388,60632,768 × /24
/10255.192.0.00.63.255.2554,194,3044,194,30216,384 × /24
/11255.224.0.00.31.255.2552,097,1522,097,1508,192 × /24
/12255.240.0.00.15.255.2551,048,5761,048,5744,096 × /24172.16.0.0/12
/13255.248.0.00.7.255.255524,288524,2862,048 × /24
/14255.252.0.00.3.255.255262,144262,1421,024 × /24
/15255.254.0.00.1.255.255131,072131,070512 × /24
/16255.255.0.00.0.255.25565,53665,534256 × /24Old class B; 192.168.0.0/16
/17255.255.128.00.0.127.25532,76832,766128 × /24
/18255.255.192.00.0.63.25516,38416,38264 × /24
/19255.255.224.00.0.31.2558,1928,19032 × /24
/20255.255.240.00.0.15.2554,0964,09416 × /24
/21255.255.248.00.0.7.2552,0482,0468 × /24
/22255.255.252.00.0.3.2551,0241,0224 × /24Large office or guest Wi-Fi (1,022 hosts)
/23255.255.254.00.0.1.2555125102 × /24Larger office LAN (510 hosts)
/24255.255.255.00.0.0.2552562541 × /24Typical office LAN (old class C)
/25255.255.255.1280.0.0.1271281261/2 of a /24Smaller LAN or VLAN
/26255.255.255.1920.0.0.6364621/4 of a /24Smaller LAN or VLAN
/27255.255.255.2240.0.0.3132301/8 of a /24Small VLAN, phones, cameras
/28255.255.255.2400.0.0.1516141/16 of a /24Small VLAN, phones, cameras
/29255.255.255.2480.0.0.7861/32 of a /24Small fixed public block (5 usable)
/30255.255.255.2520.0.0.3421/64 of a /24Point-to-point (old style)
/31255.255.255.2540.0.0.1221/128 of a /24Point-to-point link (RFC 3021)
/32255.255.255.2550.0.0.0111/256 of a /24One host

IPv6 prefix reference

IPv6 prefix lengths
PrefixAddresses/64 LANs/48 sitesNibbleTypical use
/342,535,295,865,117,307,932,921,825,928,971,026,432 (2^125)2,305,843,009,213,693,95235,184,372,088,832NoAll global unicast (2000::/3)
/165,192,296,858,534,827,628,530,496,329,220,096 (2^112)281,474,976,710,6564,294,967,296Yes
/20324,518,553,658,426,726,783,156,020,576,256 (2^108)17,592,186,044,416268,435,456YesLarge provider allocation (RIPE minimum for some)
/29633,825,300,114,114,700,748,351,602,688 (2^99)34,359,738,368524,288NoRIPE allocation to a provider (often)
/3279,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 (2^96)4,294,967,29665,536YesProvider allocation (RIPE default)
/364,951,760,157,141,521,099,596,496,896 (2^92)268,435,4564,096Yes
/40309,485,009,821,345,068,724,781,056 (2^88)16,777,216256Yes
/4419,342,813,113,834,066,795,298,816 (2^84)1,048,57616Yes
/481,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 (2^80)65,5361YesOne site or organisation (RIPE PI / assignment)
/5275,557,863,725,914,323,419,136 (2^76)4,096Yes
/564,722,366,482,869,645,213,696 (2^72)256YesSmall site or home (common provider assignment)
/60295,147,905,179,352,825,856 (2^68)16YesSome home broadband (16 LANs)
/6418,446,744,073,709,551,616 (2^64)1YesOne LAN or VLAN (needed for SLAAC)
/7272,057,594,037,927,936 (2^56)1/256 of a /64Yes
/80281,474,976,710,656 (2^48)1/65,536 of a /64Yes
/964,294,967,2961/4,294,967,296 of a /64YesEmbeds an IPv4 address (NAT64)
/11265,5361/281,474,976,710,656 of a /64Yes
/1202561/72,057,594,037,927,936 of a /64Yes
/124161/1,152,921,504,606,846,976 of a /64Yes
/12641/4,611,686,018,427,387,904 of a /64No
/12721/9,223,372,036,854,775,808 of a /64NoPoint-to-point link (RFC 6164)
/12811/18,446,744,073,709,551,616 of a /64YesOne host or loopback

Private and special ranges

IPv4

Special-purpose ranges
RangeNameWhat it is
255.255.255.255/32Limited broadcastEvery host on the local network
0.0.0.0/8This networkNot routed; 0.0.0.0 means "any address" in settings
10.0.0.0/8Private (RFC 1918)Office and home networks; not routed on the internet
100.64.0.0/10Shared address space (CGNAT)Used by providers behind carrier-grade NAT (RFC 6598)
127.0.0.0/8LoopbackThis computer
169.254.0.0/16Link-local (APIPA)Self-assigned when no DHCP server answers
172.16.0.0/12Private (RFC 1918)Office and home networks; not routed on the internet
192.0.0.0/24IETF protocol assignmentsSpecial uses such as DS-Lite
192.0.2.0/24Documentation (TEST-NET-1)For examples; never used on a network
192.88.99.0/246to4 relay (deprecated)Formerly anycast for 6to4
192.168.0.0/16Private (RFC 1918)Office and home networks; not routed on the internet
198.18.0.0/15BenchmarkingNetwork equipment testing (RFC 2544)
198.51.100.0/24Documentation (TEST-NET-2)For examples; never used on a network
203.0.113.0/24Documentation (TEST-NET-3)For examples; never used on a network
224.0.0.0/4MulticastOne-to-many traffic, such as IPTV and routing protocols
240.0.0.0/4ReservedFuture use; not usable on most systems

IPv6

Special-purpose ranges
RangeNameWhat it is
::/128UnspecifiedNo address; :: means "any address" in settings
::1/128LoopbackThis computer
::ffff:0:0/96IPv4-mappedAn IPv4 address written as IPv6
64:ff9b::/96NAT64IPv4 addresses reached through a NAT64 gateway
100::/64Discard onlyTraffic sent here is dropped (RFC 6666)
2001:db8::/32DocumentationFor examples; never used on a network
2001::/32TeredoIPv6 tunnelled over IPv4 UDP
2002::/166to4IPv6 tunnelled over IPv4 (largely retired)
3fff::/20DocumentationFor examples (RFC 9637)
fc00::/7Unique local (ULA)Private IPv6, like RFC 1918; usually fd00::/8
fe80::/10Link-localEvery IPv6 interface has one; not routed
ff00::/8MulticastOne-to-many traffic; replaces broadcast
2000::/3Global unicastPublic internet addresses