/24 subnet
A /24 prefix equals subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and wildcard 0.0.0.255. It holds 256 addresses, 254 of them usable by hosts.
/24
- Subnet mask
- 255.255.255.0
- Wildcard mask
- 0.0.0.255
- Binary mask
- 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
- Total addresses
- 256
- Usable hosts
- 254
- Example network
- 10.0.0.0/24
- Example range
- 10.0.0.0 – 10.0.0.255
- How many fit
- 65,536 × /24 in a /8, 256 × /24 in a /16
A former class C network and the most common LAN size. It is also the longest prefix generally accepted in the global BGP table.