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    # Subnet Cheat Sheet

    | CIDR | Subnet mask | Wildcard mask | # of IP addresses | # of usable IP addresses |
    |-------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
    | /32 | 255.255.255.255 | 0.0.0.0 | 1 | 1 |
    | /31 | 255.255.255.254 | 0.0.0.1 | 2 | 2* |
    | /30 | 255.255.255.252 | 0.0.0.3 | 4 | 2 |
    | /29 | 255.255.255.248 | 0.0.0.7 | 8 | 6 |
    | /28 | 255.255.255.240 | 0.0.0.15 | 16 | 14 |
    | /27 | 255.255.255.224 | 0.0.0.31 | 32 | 30 |
    | /26 | 255.255.255.192 | 0.0.0.63 | 64 | 62 |
    | /25 | 255.255.255.128 | 0.0.0.127 | 128 | 126 |
    | /24 | 255.255.255.0 | 0.0.0.255 | 256 | 254 |
    | /23 | 255.255.254.0 | 0.0.1.255 | 512 | 510 |
    | /22 | 255.255.252.0 | 0.0.3.255 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
    | /21 | 255.255.248.0 | 0.0.7.255 | 2,048 | 2,046 |
    | /20 | 255.255.240.0 | 0.0.15.255 | 4,096 | 4,094 |
    | /19 | 255.255.224.0 | 0.0.31.255 | 8,192 | 8,190 |
    | /18 | 255.255.192.0 | 0.0.63.255 | 16,384 | 16,382 |
    | /17 | 255.255.128.0 | 0.0.127.255 | 32,768 | 32,766 |
    | /16 | 255.255.0.0 | 0.0.255.255 | 65,536 | 65,534 |
    | /15 | 255.254.0.0 | 0.1.255.255 | 131,072 | 131,070 |
    | /14 | 255.252.0.0 | 0.3.255.255 | 262,144 | 262,142 |
    | /13 | 255.248.0.0 | 0.7.255.255 | 524,288 | 524,286 |
    | /12 | 255.240.0.0 | 0.15.255.255 | 1,048,576 | 1,048,574 |
    | /11 | 255.224.0.0 | 0.31.255.255 | 2,097,152 | 2,097,150 |
    | /10 | 255.192.0.0 | 0.63.255.255 | 4,194,304 | 4,194,302 |
    | /9 | 255.128.0.0 | 0.127.255.255 | 8,388,608 | 8,388,606 |
    | /8 | 255.0.0.0 | 0.255.255.255 | 16,777,216 | 16,777,214 |
    | /7 | 254.0.0.0 | 1.255.255.255 | 33,554,432 | 33,554,430 |
    | /6 | 252.0.0.0 | 3.255.255.255 | 67,108,864 | 67,108,862 |
    | /5 | 248.0.0.0 | 7.255.255.255 | 134,217,728 | 134,217,726 |
    | /4 | 240.0.0.0 | 15.255.255.255 | 268,435,456 | 268,435,454 |
    | /3 | 224.0.0.0 | 31.255.255.255 | 536,870,912 | 536,870,910 |
    | /2 | 192.0.0.0 | 63.255.255.255 | 1,073,741,824 | 1,073,741,822 |
    | /1 | 128.0.0.0 | 127.255.255.255 | 2,147,483,648 | 2,147,483,646 |
    | /0 | 0.0.0.0 | 255.255.255.255 | 4,294,967,296 | 4,294,967,294 |

    \* /31 is a special case detailed in [RFC 3021](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3021) where networks with this type of subnet mask can assign two IP addresses as a point-to-point link.