/28 Subnet

A /28 has 16 addresses, 14 of them usable by hosts. Its netmask is 255.255.255.240. Enter any address below to see its /28 network.

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Examples:

IPv4 network

14 usable hosts · 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.14

Private (RFC 1918)

Details

Netmask
Wildcard Mask
Broadcast
First Usable
Last Usable
Usable Hosts
Total Addresses
Netmask in Binary

Split Into Subnets

192.168.1.0/29192.168.1.0 – 192.168.1.7
192.168.1.8/29192.168.1.8 – 192.168.1.15

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/28 at a glance

CIDR Prefix/28
Netmask255.255.255.240
Wildcard Mask0.0.0.15
Netmask (Hex)0xFFFFFFF0
Total Addresses16
Usable Hosts14
Host Bits4
Fit in a /2416
Binary Mask11111111.11111111.11111111.11110000

A /28 fixes the first 28 bits of the address as the network and leaves 4 bits for hosts, so it holds 2^4 = 16 addresses. The first is the network address and the last is the broadcast address, leaving 14 for hosts.

Fourteen usable addresses. A common extra-IP allocation for a dedicated server or small business line.

Most networks filter BGP announcements longer than /24, so a block this size cannot be routed on the internet on its own; it is carved out of a larger block by your provider.

Questions

How many usable IP addresses are in a /28?
14. A /28 has 16 addresses; the network and broadcast addresses are not usable by hosts.
What is the subnet mask for /28?
255.255.255.240. The wildcard (inverse) mask, used in Cisco ACLs, is 0.0.0.15.
How many /28 subnets fit in a /24?
16, each with 16 addresses.
Is 255.255.255.240 the same as /28?
Yes. 255.255.255.240 written in binary is 28 ones followed by 4 zeros, which is what /28 means.

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