How To Subnet in Your Head
How To Subnet in Your Head
How To Subnet in Your Head
Subnet Patterns
Step One left to right
Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Step two Right to left
Document
Binary Place
Value 2^7 2^6 2^5 2^4 2^3 2^2 2^1 2^0
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Step Three left to right
Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of
Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
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How to subnet in your head.
1 Bit Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
2 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
3 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
4 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
5 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
6 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
7 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255
8 Bits Borrowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Range of Hosts 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Subnet Mask 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255