/2 subnet calculator (192.0.0.0)

A /2 prefix fixes the first 2 bits of the address, leaving 30 bits for hosts. That gives 1,073,741,824 addresses in the block.

Usable hosts per subnet
1 073 741 822
= Exact /2 subnet
Total addresses in the block
1 073 741 824
Mask octet 1
192
Mask octet 2
0
Mask octet 3
0
Mask octet 4
0
Usable hosts across all the blocks
1 073 741 822
Blocks needed for the hosts you listed
1
Spare addresses in one block
1 073 741 772
Utilisation of one block
0.00 %
How many fit inside a /24
0
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  1. Number of these subnets = 1
  2. Hosts you need to fit = 50
  3. prefix = 2 = 2
  4. host_bits = 32 - 2 = 30
  5. Total addresses in the block = 2^30 = 1 073 740 000
  6. Usable hosts per subnet = 2 >= 31 ? (2 == 31 ? 2 : 1) : 1 073 740 000 - 2 = 1 073 740 000
  7. mask_value = 2^32 - 2^30 = 3 221 230 000
  8. Mask octet 1 = floor(3 221 230 000 / 2^24) = 192
  9. Mask octet 2 = floor(3 221 230 000 / 2^16) % 256 = 0
  10. Mask octet 3 = floor(3 221 230 000 / 2^8) % 256 = 0
  11. Mask octet 4 = 3 221 230 000 % 256 = 0
  12. total_addresses = 1 073 740 000 * 1 = 1 073 740 000
  13. Usable hosts across all the blocks = 1 073 740 000 * 1 = 1 073 740 000
  14. Blocks needed for the hosts you listed = 1 073 740 000 > 0 ? ceil(50 / 1 073 740 000) : 0 = 1
  15. Spare addresses in one block = 1 073 740 000 - 50 = 1 073 740 000
  16. Utilisation of one block = 1 073 740 000 > 0 ? 50 / 1 073 740 000 * 100 : 0 = 0.000 004 656 61
  17. How many fit inside a /24 = 2 >= 24 ? 2^(2 - 24) : 0 = 0

Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.

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    The formula

    • host bits = 32 - prefix length
    • total addresses = 2^host bits
    • usable hosts = total - 2, reserving the network and broadcast addresses
    • mask = 2^32 - 2^host bits, written as four octets

    The two reserved addresses are the all-zeros network address and the all-ones broadcast address.

    RFC 3021 makes a /31 usable as a two-address point-to-point link with no broadcast, and a /32 is a single host route. Both are special-cased here.

    This is IPv4. IPv6 does not reserve a broadcast address, so an IPv6 prefix has 2^(128 - n) usable addresses.

    This prefix at a glance

    Property Value
    CIDR /2
    Subnet mask 192.0.0.0
    Wildcard mask 63.255.255.255
    Total addresses 1,073,741,824
    Usable hosts 1,073,741,822
    Host bits 30

    Frequently asked

    How many hosts are in a /2?

    1,073,741,822 usable hosts, out of 1,073,741,824 total addresses.

    What subnet mask is a /2?

    192.0.0.0, with a wildcard mask of 63.255.255.255.

    Where the numbers come from

    • Address arithmetic follows RFC 4632 (CIDR) and RFC 3021 for the /31 case.

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