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CIDR / Subnet Calculator

Expand an IPv4 CIDR block into its network address, broadcast, netmask, wildcard, usable host range, and total address count.

CIDR / subnet calculator

Computes network and broadcast addresses, usable host range, mask, wildcard, and host count for an IPv4 CIDR. Pure client-side.

Why this is useful

CIDR arithmetic by hand is tedious and error-prone — and easy to get wrong in ways that silently break firewall rules, VPC peering, or routing tables. This calculator handles the ones engineers actually do every day:

  • Is this IP inside this block? Compare against the network/broadcast range.
  • How many addresses in a /22? The total and usable host counts come out directly.
  • What’s the netmask for a /23? Shown in dotted decimal and wildcard form.
  • Does this block overlap with that one? Calculate both sides and compare ranges.

Special cases

  • /31 — two addresses, both usable (RFC 3021). Meant for point-to-point links.
  • /32 — single host route. No network, no broadcast.
  • /30 and smaller — the network and broadcast addresses are reserved; usable hosts = total − 2.

Privacy

Pure client-side math. Your input never leaves the browser.