Class C Network

Class C:

255.255.255.yyy
yyy : from 0 to 255

We mask as follows:

255.255.255.0
255.255.255.128
255.255.255.192
255.255.255.224
255.255.255.240
255.255.255.248
255.255.255.252
255.255.255.254

Subnet Mask Subnet Bits Maximum Subnets Hosts per Subnet
255.255.255.0 0 1 256 - 2 = 254
255.255.255.128 1 2 128 - 2 = 126
255.255.255.192 2 4 64 - 2 = 62
255.255.255.224 3 8 32 - 2 = 30
255.255.255.240 4 16 16 - 2 = 14
255.255.255.248 5 32 8 - 2 = 6
255.255.255.252 6 64 4 - 2 = 2
255.255.255.254 7 128 2 - 2 = 0
Hosts = (256 - Mask) - 2 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.(255 - Mask) Subnet ID Example: 192.168.16.0 ------------------------------- Mask: 0 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.255 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.255 0 + 255 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.254 Mask: 128 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.127 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.127 128 + 127 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.126 Mask: 192 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.63 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.63 192 + 63 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.62 Mask: 224 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.31 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.31 224 + 31 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.30 Mask: 240 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.15 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.15 240 + 15 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.14 Mask: 248 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.7 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.7 248 + 7 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.6 Mask: 252 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.3 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.3 252 + 3 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.2 Mask: 254 Broadcast Address: 192.168.16.1 Wildcard Mask: 0.0.0.1 254 + 1 = 255 Host Address Range: 192.168.16.0 - 192.168.16.0 -- Not to be considered.