/24 subnet: mask 255.255.255.0, 256 addresses
Everything about a /24 network, with the CIDR calculator pre-filled — change the IP to calculate your own block.
Is an IP inside a CIDR block?
Yes — 10.0.42.7 is inside 10.0.0.0/16.
Do two CIDR blocks overlap?
Overlap — 10.0.128.0/20 sits inside 10.0.0.0/16 (10.0.128.0 – 10.0.143.255).
CIDR blocks never partly overlap: one is inside the other, or they don't touch at all. Overlapping VPCs can't be peered.
/24 at a glance
- Subnet mask
- 255.255.255.0
- Wildcard mask
- 0.0.0.255
- Mask in binary
- 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
- Host bits
- 8
- Total addresses
- 256
- Usable hosts
- 254 (network and broadcast address excluded)
- Usable in an AWS or Azure subnet
- 251 (5 reserved per subnet)
The most common network of all: 256 addresses with mask 255.255.255.0, like the 192.168.1.0/24 behind most home routers.
Splitting a /24 into smaller subnets
Frequently asked
What is the subnet mask for /24?
255.255.255.0. The first 24 bits are network bits and the remaining 8 are host bits; the wildcard (inverse) mask is 0.0.0.255.
How many IP addresses are in a /24?
256 in total. 254 of them can be assigned to hosts, because the first is the network address and the last is the broadcast address. In an AWS VPC or Azure subnet, 251 are usable because 5 are reserved.
CIDR to subnet mask cheat sheet
| CIDR | Subnet mask | Addresses | Usable hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| /8 | 255.0.0.0 | 16,777,216 | 16,777,214 |
| /12 | 255.240.0.0 | 1,048,576 | 1,048,574 |
| /16 | 255.255.0.0 | 65,536 | 65,534 |
| /17 | 255.255.128.0 | 32,768 | 32,766 |
| /18 | 255.255.192.0 | 16,384 | 16,382 |
| /19 | 255.255.224.0 | 8,192 | 8,190 |
| /20 | 255.255.240.0 | 4,096 | 4,094 |
| /21 | 255.255.248.0 | 2,048 | 2,046 |
| /22 | 255.255.252.0 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
| /23 | 255.255.254.0 | 512 | 510 |
| /24 | 255.255.255.0 | 256 | 254 |
| /25 | 255.255.255.128 | 128 | 126 |
| /26 | 255.255.255.192 | 64 | 62 |
| /27 | 255.255.255.224 | 32 | 30 |
| /28 | 255.255.255.240 | 16 | 14 |
| /29 | 255.255.255.248 | 8 | 6 |
| /30 | 255.255.255.252 | 4 | 2 |
| /31 | 255.255.255.254 | 2 | 2 |
| /32 | 255.255.255.255 | 1 | 1 |
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