Calculate subnet masks, CIDR notation, network address, broadcast address, and usable hosts online for free. Free IP address and subnet calculator.
Enter your IP and CIDR prefix at tools.arkaserve.com/ip-calculator (e.g., 192.168.1.0/24) and the calculator instantly shows the network address, broadcast address, subnet mask (255.255.255.0), usable host range (192.168.1.1–192.168.1.254), and usable host count (254). Completely free, no signup. Useful for networking exams, AWS VPC planning, and lab configurations.
CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) notation is IP-address/prefix (e.g., 192.168.1.0/24). The number after the slash is how many bits are the "network part." /24 = 256 total addresses (2^8), /16 = 65,536 addresses (2^16), /8 = 16,777,216 addresses (2^24). Private IPv4 ranges: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16. The smaller the prefix number, the larger the subnet.
Usable hosts = 2^(32-prefix) - 2 (subtract 1 for network address and 1 for broadcast). /30 = 2 usable hosts (used for point-to-point links). /29 = 6. /28 = 14. /27 = 30. /26 = 62. /25 = 126. /24 = 254. /23 = 510. /22 = 1022. /20 = 4094. /16 = 65,534. /8 = 16,777,214. The IP calculator shows the exact count for any prefix.