/8 subnet
A /8 prefix equals subnet mask 255.0.0.0 and wildcard 0.255.255.255. It holds 16,777,216 addresses, 16,777,214 of them usable by hosts.
/8
- Subnet mask
- 255.0.0.0
- Wildcard mask
- 0.255.255.255
- Binary mask
- 11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000
- Total addresses
- 16,777,216
- Usable hosts
- 16,777,214
- Example network
- 10.0.0.0/8
- Example range
- 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255
The size of a former class A network. 10.0.0.0/8 is the private range of this size.